Week 2 - 06.10.08

Monday
Produced moodboards based on chosen theme - Rococco


I wanted to focus on the Marie Antoinette theme as shown in the previous post, but for my moodboard I decided to put a more modern take on the style. My research consisted of lots of floral print similar to that found among interior design styles from that period. I incorporated this through the use of wallpaper cuttings and an acetate photocopy of a section of print that I found. I love photocopying onto acetate as I think it gives a really nice effect in its transparency and simplicity of grayscale colouring. I think it gives a nice contrast to the board, making it really stand out, yet at the same time it blends well as you are still able to see the imagery underneath. Colourwise, I chose to focus on pale pastels and dusky colours, like pearly pinks, slate greys, etc. The soft pinks and lilacs give a feel for the romance of the Rococco movement. I chose to use fashion imagery rather than pictures of authentic costume to give the board a modern and fresh feel. But having seen other students boards, I now understand the reason for doing a moodboard, which is to spark inspiration and ideas of a certain theme. So now I think that using more obvious and traditional images of Rococco styles would perhaps be more useful to me if I were to use this board for those purposes, as it would give me a clearer picture of the theme I wish to depict. Although my board uses influences from the theme, I don't think it screams out Rococco enough to be able to use it as a starting point. But still, I am pleased with what I've produced. I think the imagery and textures work well together along with the colouring, but if I wanted to make the theme of the board more obvious I could perhaps add some wording to hint at the mood I'm trying to create.

Tuesday
PPRD1 - Debate brief: 'What is the point of Fashion and who cares anyway?' Look at :

** Ethical trading - organic production, fair trade, media pressure

** Couture - who needs it?

Christian Lacroix Haute Couture SS '08 collection

My role in this debate will be as part of the audience, to listen to each party's arguements and come to an informed decision, yet I too will need to investigate and discuss the subject myself to realise my own thoughts and feelings, which I will consider also when taking into account the points raised among the debate.

Wednesday
Library induction & IT with Steve

Thursday
PCCP - Construction Principles: Seams/Intro to Construction Principles. I already knew how to carry out the seams shown, however I hadn't used chiffon so was useful to try this out. Also became aquainted with industrial machines. Have briefly used industrial machines before so I knew what to expect and was able to carry out the samples with ease and speed. I found a lot of the time I had finished quickly and was waiting to be shown the next demonstration and therefore found the practical quite slow, but this gave me more time to be critical about my samples and do them again if I wasn't entirely happy with them.

Friday
PCCP - Pattern Cutting: Modelling on the Stand.