After my tutorial I decided that I wanted to take my work
down the fashion route, one of the main reasons for this is to expand my range
in regards to my work and my portfolio. But also because this could be one of
my last chances to experiment and I feel like there is currently more room to
experiment in the form of surface design for fashion fabrics, in terms of
looking at some of the things I’m interested in.
After deciding that I was taking the fashion route it made
it easier to resolve one of my problems, I needed to decide on a colour
palette, and so it made sense to look at fashion forecasts for this
inspiration. Whilst looking on WGSN I found a couple of mood boards that
inspired me so I decided to combine the colours I found in the forecasts to
produce a personalised colour mood. My colour scheme included rich tones of
red, blue and golden yellow, these colours were all part of the Autumn/Winter
16/17 forecast and I thought as key colours they all linked back to my work and
research looking at arabesque designs, as these rich, bold colours were seemingly
always present.
Now that I had a colour palette decided I decided I need to
start taking more photographs, using the same idea of the kaleidoscope,
creating visuals that had a more solid theme. I downloaded various apps, which
allowed me to take pictures through a kaleidoscopic lens. By using the apps, I
had room to tweak the images I took. One App in particular allowed me to change
the scale of repeat in an image, and the shape of the repeat (triangular or
hexagonal). I took a set of photographs, and whilst these images were now
starting to pull together a theme, they still seemed rough and unrefined.
A couple of specific photos in particular caught my eye,
they had more of an impact and contrast. After looking at these and thinking
about my work I decided it was best to reanalyse my colour palette. I chose to
simplify my colours, I found that by having a more refined colour mood, it
created a higher impact, which I think suited the style of work better, with
sharp shapes and bold colours.
Louis Vuitton Pre Spring 2016 collection really caught my attention;
the prints are vibrant and bold and with the black layered on top it creates a
high impact similar to what I am aiming to achieve. The black embellishments
with the digital print inspired me to introduce the idea of laser cutting and
layering fabrics. Since the Bradford Textile brief requested a combination of
processes, I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to make the most of
my designs.
Louis Vuitton Pre Spring 2016
Some other fashion designers that have also motivated me are
Byblos Milano’s Spring 2014 collection, the designs have a combination of
geometric shapes and complex repeat patterns that mimic the feel of
kaleidoscopic images. Also Carven’s Fall/Winter 2012 collection focuses on
heavy use of laser cutting, using design that have a similar feel to them as
the arabesque designs. It is inspiring to see the level of complexity, which
can be achieved on the laser cutter in order to create a high-end fashion
forward design.
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