Catwalk
this is the illustration to the picture above that i designed and created.
Thursday 14 June 2012
Thursday 7 June 2012
Sustainable
Fashion
Just
like Jody, my good friend Crystal and I had a task to reinvent clothing. We had
three hours to complete this class and how do you think we went? Surprisingly
well for our first eco garment. We used two shirts and a jacket to create a
cute skirt and top. If this were put into a trend I think it would be a FAD
because if you remember FADs are for the tall slim types. That being said
because the top gives a little extra in the behind area therefore suiting a
slim lady well. Take a look at our working process and the finished
garment.
fashion blogs
Fashion blogs
As most of you know fashion is a multi-billion dollar
industry, but what some of you may not know is that along with this comes
fashion blogs and oh what a HUGE impact it has on influencing fashion trends.
The reason behind this is that blogs are quick and easy to
upload and publish. For example as soon as a designer has finished presented
their collection it can then be immediately uploaded into a blog and streamed across
the internet within minutes. Or if Gossip Girl were more than just a TV series I’m
sure she’d be streaming a live feed of the catwalk from start to finish on her
blog for all her viewers to see, and since her viewers are alerted when a blog
is uploaded or streaming I’m certain her viewers could see the new trend in
seconds.
As you can see fashion
blogs are great for promoting new fashion trends and if you don’t want to be
left behind I suggest you start taking an interest in fashion blogs. Fashion is
going forward and I don’t think it’s going back to waiting for magazines and
newspapers as opposed to an instant look into new fashion trends.
Wednesday 6 June 2012
Jody Pearl
There
is a major impact on the environment where fashion is concerned. All the waste
from clothing being thrown out to purchase new ones, toxic dyes, fabric that
uses a lot of water to grow, paper usage for pattern making etc.
Jody
Pearl is a designer that recycles and reuses clothing. Jody believes that clothing
needs to meet two criteria’s, adornment and protection. Jody also says if you
are to join her class you need to consider these three things:
1.
You
CANNOT make a mistake
2.
You
will NEVER look at another piece of clothing the same way again.
3.
Re-inventing
is endless and can be EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE
Jody took these three tops and made this:
These
are some of the clothing Jody and others have reinvented.
I think this trend has been in the cycle of fashion during the 80’s
where people wore layers upon layers of clothing. When the clothes are
reinvented they are a number of layers put into it. More and more people are
beginning to search for sustainable solutions to the fashion economic problems
and I believe more people are going to adopt this reinventing of clothing into
their wardrobe in a few years. I personally love this idea of splice skirts and
dresses; they give off such an amazing effect. If you need more information go
to Jody’s site where I went, www.jodypearl.com
Tuesday 5 June 2012
FAD,
Trend and Classic fashion
A FAD is an intense but short-termed fashion craze.
A trend is the current style that is in
fashion, this stays around longer then a FAD.
A classic style is formal, refined, restrained
and elegant.
Information on The Fashion
Translator says that FADs are designed for young slim women. A couple of examples
of these FADs are:
Jumpsuits, these are great for slim ladies
especially if you are tall and slim, if not they probably aren’t your best
choice in clothing but hey whose going to stop you?
Another trend on The Fashion
Translator is Cargo Pants.
These are also great for those
tall slim ladies. Although they are always in for the outdoorsy type they are
not in for long on the catwalk. 
The best 2012 fashion trends would
have to be lace (which was everywhere according to http://www.fashionologie.com/Spring-2012-Trends-19102109?page=0%2C0%2C4),
pleats, rounded shoulders, black and white, bra tops, zigzag, clear shoes, 20’s,
track trousers and one shoulder.
1.
Chanel 2.55 handbag
2.
Burberry trench coat
3.
Lanvin cocktail dress by Alber Elbaz
4.
Yves Saint Laurent ‘Le Smoking’
5.
Missoni scarf
6.
Breton stripe top
7.
Christian Louboutin sexy heels
8.
D&G little black corset dress
9.
Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress
10. Hermes Birkinbag
Short tummy showing tops have
been around before when Madonna wore it in the 80’s. Once again it has been modernized
and even sexier. They may as well be called bras but no the correct term is bra
tops, so stylish, so sexy, and so modern.
The
classic le smoking suits for women have been around for a while. They have also
become sexier then before, as time goes on women are showing more and more skin
along with it. Not only a suit but a dress suit aswell by designer Yves Saint Laurent
1966
Both midriffs or bra tops and
le smoking appeared on TV first. With Madonna being a huge fashion influence there’s
no wonder this became a fashion trend from the TV to the streets. Also when
women saw women dress formal and in power on TV series they were influenced
into doing the same therefore this fashion was also trickled down from TV to
the streets. Jumpsuits on the other hand where from the street to the catwalk
therefore being a bubble up effect.
1Music Videos
2 TV
3 Movies
4 Movie Stars
5 Magazines
6 Advertising
7 Billboards
8 Internet
9 Fashion
Innovators (Kate Moss, Sienna Miller etc.)
10 Clubs
11 Streets
12 Friends and family
I put these in this order because all I read about in the 80’s
were how big MTV was for fashion influence with TV series and movies not far
behind. Also now days people are keeping a watch on how celebrities dress, looking
in magazines and the internet for the latest fashion. This is my own opinion on
how fashion is influenced the most.
I think not long until
coloured jeans are everywhere in pretty much every bright colour out there.
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