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Personal statement

“When two worlds collide”.

For my first “world” I decided to go with fashion photographer Tim Walker. I was really impressed by Tims editorial shoots but even more so by his free experimental photo shoots. I loved the expression he brought and the movement and life in all of his photographs. I was really inspired by his photo shoot at Glastonbury back in 1998 and loved the freedom festival give people to express oneself.

For my second world I decided to go with the decade 1960. I loved the bright block colours and the very feminine silhouettes, dressed and skirts became shorter in the 60s and women became much more expressive in fashion during this decade. I did a lot of research into 60s festivals and this really inspired my final lineup. I feel like my final lineup kind of goes in between late 60s and 70s so I didn’t exactly stick to one decade but I’m still really happy with how this looks.

I tried my best to blend these two worlds together to give a sort of Tim Walker design nineteen sixties/seventies feel to my pieces. My original idea was to design festival wear and I feel like you could wear these pieces in a festival but there also so diverse yet still very cohesive with each other.

I’m really happy with my final line up and really enjoyed styling both Tim Walker and 1960s Fashion💚.



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My final 6 look line up coloured and placed together.

Here is my final collection all card and placed together. I try to use a few different shapes taken from Tim Walker’s photographs in each of my outfits to give the looks a cohesive similarity and tie them all together. 

 I used bright colours popular in the 60s and early 70s throughout my looks, to stay with my 60s theme decade.

After doing a lot of research on 60s fashion and what was popular at the time i used the shapes I found in walkers photographs and applied them to a style that was popular in the 60s I really enjoyed doing this process and I’m pretty happy with my final looks.

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Look #6

Outfit-

Highwaisted flared pants

Puffed sleeve shirt with detailed cuffs

Festival wrist band belt

Neck scarf

Headband

Platform boots

For my final look I decided to go with another flared pants as I did with the first look (the jumpsuit).I thought it gave a nice conclusion starting and finishing with the same kind of feel to the line up.

Using the wellie covers shape minimised down for cuff links on the shirt similar to how I did in look 1 also I made a puff sleeve shirt with detachable neck scarf.

I also used the festival wristband shape and style to make a drop down belt as a feature piece to cut in between the flared trousers and were the shirt begins. I think this ties the whole look together when matched with a similar colour headband.



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Look #5

Outfit -

High waist Midi skirt with high low front

Deep v cropped top with flared 3/4 sleeves

Wide headscarf

Platform heels

For my fifth look I chose to go with the tin foil wrap the woman is wearing in walkers photo above. And traced the structure of the flowing piece of foil - I then turned that on its side place it on a mannequin in a way that resembled a flowing skirt. I liked the movement of the skirt had and how it resembled being blown in the wind. First I had traced the full details of the piece with all cuts and creases but later I decided that I prefer the look of just the outline.

I chose to use the same top as look three with the deep V and flared three-quarter length sleeves. I thought this pair matched well and also added to the overall cohesive six look line up.

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Look #4

Outfit -

Wide leg play suit with wide sleeve less arms and a high neck with a 3/4 zip down in the front.

Knee high platform boots.

Headband.

For my fourth look I went with a similar silhouette to my second look and used the open armhole and flared bottom but this time turned it into a cute play suit. I designed a highneck line with a three-quarter zip down the front for ease and to add a little accessory to the look.

I’ve paired it was a pair of knee-high platform boots and a matching headband to give it that funky festival/disco look. 

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Look #3

Outfit -

Wide puffed short dressed with more fitted structure top and flared short sleeves

Ankle high platform boots

For my third look I took the shape of the wellie cover and use it to create a wide puffed bottom of an a line dress. I traced the wellie cover using tracing paper and took all the creases and shapes I could really using the full shape rather than just the outline. I loved all the creases and cuts in it and thought it gave a proper fabric feel to the outfit.

I kept this look basic and just used a deep V-neck line and flared sleeves to really stay with the hippy festival vibe for the top of the dress. 

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Look #2

Outfit -

Wind no sleeve dress

Wrist band style head band

Platform ankle booths

For this look I went with the shape of the top of the wellie for a wide sleeveless A line dress with a straight across neckline. This shift shape dress was very popular in the 1960s and was worn short with platform boots for a disco style look. 

I decided to use the festival wristband shape as a headband accessory here. Headbands and headscarves were really popular hairstyles in the 1960s and I loved the hippy style look at adds to the outfit.

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Look #1

Outfit -

Flared leg jumpsuit

Wide puffed sleeved shirt with cuffs

Platform high heals

Matching headband

For my first look I took the shape of the wellie boots for the wide leg jumpsuit. I loved the shape of the jumpsuit and how 60s / 70s style it is. I put a large waist band to contrast with the large oversized flared legs.

I paired the jumpsuit with a basic puffed sleeve fitted shirt with a high Peter Pan neck line. I used the welli boot cover shape for the puffed sleeve on the shirt - ( I played around with this shape in my previous shape exploration pages).

I used the colour scheme of the bright block colours that were known in the 60s as a constant throughout my line up.

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Final 6 look line up uncoloured together

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Colour scheme for final line up 💚💛

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#5

At first look at Walkers photoshoot from Glastonbury I was drawn to the photo of the two grown women playing and kicking their legs in the air. It was playful and captured the freedom of his shoot.

When looking at the photograph again I noticed the gap in one of the women’s wellies between her leg and the boot. I thought this shape was very similar to an arm hole or round neckline.

Big over sized round arm holes were huge in the 60s paired with a unfitted patterned or bright blocked dress and some platform booths.

I also took inspiration of a wide leg pant with flared bottoms.

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#4

For my forth look I was inspired by festival wrist bands. They’re something I collect myself from concerts/festivals and I even though it’s a small detail in a big photograph I was drawn into the bright blue band on walkers models wrist.

High necklines, cuffed sleeves and statement waist bands were very popular in the 60s - inspiring me to use the wrist band for these details and accessories on my outfits.

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#3

I searched the internet looking for a proper name for the shape I took from this Walker photo but unfortunately I was unsuccessful so “wellie cover” will have to do!

I loved the textured feel to the cover and how you could see all the  creases in the fabric. It reminded me of puffed sleeves or crushed  velvet like textures.

I used the shape of the “wellie cover” and played around with 60s dramatic sleeves and unstructured puffed dress. Almost babydoll like and a very sweet yet sexy  silhouette.

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#2

The hair reminded me of 60s Fringe and how free moving it is.

Fringe was really popular in the 60s especially around the festival and boho scene.

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Choosing shapes and creating outfits!

#1

I started picking shapes I found interesting and trying to make multiple outfits from the one shape.

I also used my knowledge of 60s trends and fashion to try blend the two worlds.

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I was looking at a lot of different patterns and shapes that were popular in the 60s and decided to mess around with painting my own pattern just for fun.

I then placed some of my mark making over it to see the different bits that are changed when in the pattern when cut.

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Iv been messing around with different shape and style croquis for awhile now trying to get ones I like.

Here I placed some I liked over photos taken by Walker looking to find sone inspiration for shape and  silhouette.