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FINAL EVAULATION

This project we had to create our own theme for this FMP. I decided that i wanted to fashion history and to research fashion in different periods of time that I was interested in. I started of researching fashion designers and trends through the periods that compelled me. I also went and looked for artist that during this time that were inspired by fashion from the past. Since the pandemic had occurred, all exhibitions were closed it meant that I had to use knowledge and pictures from previous visit. That information was very helpful towards my research. The artist I had explored all used different ways of designing and connected to period of time either it be through influence or that time itself. That assisted me when it came to design ideas and how I should channel any ideas i had come up. But also gave me new ways I could create samples. Creating samples helped a lot in my process of experimenting and coming up with my final outcome. 

I had used varies materials such as cardboard, paper, metal, tights, and fur. these materials gave me the chance to figure out what materials went well together, as well as which one has the best qualities. I really wanted to see what i could come up with using the materials and what I could’ve added. The sampling then helped me with my design ideas as I would create ideas based of the sampling which would help me. After doing the research I was a little lost on what to do or how progress the research into ideas. That was why sampling was helpful as it allowed me to come up ideas as well as explore materials.

The process of designing ideas was fun and interesting. I was sure that the garment I was doing to make would not be connected to fashion periodically and would be innovative. The various design ideas i came up with were very experimentative, but also had references of the artists I had researched. something I found difficult would be was how to further develop my ideas when I had already complected my sampling. especially  since I wanted to see how I could change my designs to. Thats when we had visits from Royal academy and they had completed workshops with us based on their ideas they had, they also took time to talk to us individually about our ideas their I was able to get an outside opinion on what I could do. It was at that moment that I was recommended to playground with tights which was a material that i could stuff fur and paper with to experiment with. whilst working with the paper, fur and tights it was my first time. there was also moments when I couldn’t get both side of the tights to look symmetrical. 

When it had come to time for me to create my garment I firstly went to the fabric shop to see what fabric I was liked the look of  and that would work well in terms of holding structure. It took me a while but I eventually found a fabrics that would work well together. The process of making my garment i was a little nervous for since this was my fist garment I was going to be making. Pattern cutting was a little tedious since i couldn’t get the top fit well at first but eventually git it done. At this point I feeling a lot more confident since I had completed the first step. Once I started the sewing process it was going smoothly but once putting the shirt I had completed on the mannequin it told me where alterations would need to be done. It was important for me to constantly be putting it on the mannequin so I see what exactly needed to be worked. something I had struggled with was working the whole garment on the sewing machine as you couldn’t see exactly how everything was shaping out or if you’d made a mistake until you put on the mannequin. 

Overall I a happy with the garment as well as the colours and material i’d used. The whole process of making my garment was vey fun to do and a learning curve when it came to what methods I should use when making particular pieces of clothing.

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THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM

I went to the V&N museum of art and design holding 2.3 million objects of human creativity over the last 5,000 years. The museum expeditions haven't changed much from the last time I went there. I found the fashion to be very helpful. It had contained garments from various periods of time displaying extravagant pieces to simple pieces. Since I had based my theme on Fashion from different periods. This Museum was a place I should visit, seeing the garments in real life gave me the chance to see the fabrics used how they could've been constructed and to compare the different fabrics used in the different time periods.

The artefacts weren't only limited to garments but also to accessories such as bags, hats, jewellery and shoes. This helped further my research since I was to gain more information on periods of time that interested me. the fashion exhibitons also diplyed fashion from different countries which only helped me gain an understanding of how fashion in euproe was not as similar. 

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Thom Browne

Thom Browne is another designer widely known for his suit jacket designs. Rather his plays into the reinventing the meaning of uniform with his men wear he's done shrunken trousers above the knee that was once seen as scandalous. He takes inspired from the Elizabethan era with his silhouette in his garments. Despite the colours being mundane when it comes to his suits it shifts the focus of the colours and onto the suit itself then you start to notice the intricate stitching and texture of the materials he uses. Wool and cotton being materials he uses all year round when designs. His designs make me feel nostalgic as they remind me of the school uniform and going to school. The play of the silhouette and textures almost separates it from what it once was. Fashion of the past or reinvention of the past can feel historical or nostalgic, this personally feels nostalgic as it is something that I went through myself.

From what I want to explore myself from Browne is the fashion that I have been through historically. Then maybe experiment with different sketches to make samples from colours or fabrics that seem mundane or nostalgic to me. 

https://wwd.com/runway/fall-ready-to-wear-2018/paris/thom-browne/review/ https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/09/06/everyone-laughed-at-thom-brownes-short-pants-now-theyve-made-him-very-rich/%3foutputType=amp https://www.thombrowne.com/us/article-tulle-sculpture-

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Chanel

Coco Chanel is a designer started designing her own pieces after she struggled to finding clothing that fit her frame that was a lot different from the fashion that was occurring in that period. Chanel created pieces such as wide leg pants and women's version of a suit, that allowed women to be free from the constraints of tight-fitting corsets. This was a big time women's fashion historical. Women finally had an alternative to the unbearable clothing they struggled to wear. Corsets being something consistent throughout many decades of fashion until this point, women finally had the choice to explore. The soft lines and sporty silhouette of her clothing quickly became a new trend at the beginning of the 20th century. Her creation of the tweed suit was a way of women staying stylish. It came in a variety of colours in two that had cross-hatching done on them.

In the pictures below in featuring pieces from spring 1995, 1993 and collection something that I value is how far the brand has come from where it used to be to that point in time. Overtime they've accommodated the famous suit to fit their current audience in the current time. Since restricted on women clothing wasn't as harsh it allowed the suit to be made into something sexy appealing to younger women. The use of jewellery in a simple way adds to the clothing that appeals to me, I admire the different styles it's been manipulated into.

https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-1995-ready-to-wear/chanel https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-1993-ready-to-wear/chanel/slideshow/details

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18th century fashion

18th century saw the beginning of the Georgian period where fashion was for women usually wore Mantua for more formal occasions was a shape that took over women's fashion of that period and was achieved by hooped petticoats with a corset that narrowed the waist was an exclusive piece of clothing only available to wealthy women. To also achieve the widened look of the dress corsets were in place under the dresses. Usually a lady of the court was instantaneously recognizable by her panniers, corset and weighty silk materials that constructed her gown.

Many accessories came into play in this period namely fan, hats and jewellery. The colours used wasn't anything extremely dark, but instead they had pastel colours used epically in the embroidery. Marie Antoinette played a huge in influencing fashion of the 18th century her rebellion against courtly thing during this time spilled into her style. In which out of the public eye she would accordingly to her. Later on then had an impact of fashion during this time. With the shorter sleeves and more open shoulder led to style/fashion relaxing for women compared to the Renaissance time. From this  I want to look into a time when more dramatic change had occurred in women's fashion.

https://kolybanov.livejournal.com/6580439.html http://www.ekduncan.com/2012/03/naughty-side-of-18th-century-french.html?m=1 http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1365653.1

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Richard Quinn

Richard Quinn is a fashion designs specially his fw20 collection concluded of many pearls flowers embroidery and headpieces. his flower pieces have “exaggerated retina-vibrating schemes". The firsts two pieces reminded me of 18th century fashion with smock that had full sleeves early in the period and tight, elbow-length sleeves in the 1740s as the sleeves of the gown narrowed. but instead of being foot length they've been shortened. 18th century designs often show the arms and chest of the women. Quinn garments have fabric covering the whole body cons stenting of pearls or latex. Doing this adds his spin to the designs modernizes them whilst still having strong elements of 18th century fashion. the rest of the pictures the also have head coverings similarly to Pierre it allows the clothes to truly embody the person. I admire the clash of patterns and colours they add chaos to the garment that wouldn't bee seen in cloth from the renaissance or 18th century.

How I hope to further my research is to explore 18th century fashion myself and experiment with the figure of the clothing to see the possible results that I could  come up with. The fusion of something classical vibrant and supplicated with latex bodysuit makes something forbidden that you wouldn't expect to go together this is also a part of experimentation I want to further explore. Pieces of clothing from the 18th century and 19th century or 21st century combined with one another to produce a garment that is nuance but historical like Quinn has done. These garments are targeted towards fashion explorative people that play around with fashion, celebrities red carpet events. 

https://models.com/work/richard-quinn-richard-quinn-fw-20-show  https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/hypebae.com/2020/2/richard-quinn-london-fashion-week-lfw-fall-winter-collection-runway%3famp=1

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Pierre Louis Auvray

Forbidden knowledge is a futuristic alien esct collection that has mix of knitwear with sheer fabric hug the silhouette of the body. what makes this collection so interesting is the the rimmed knitwear being a consecutive theme through a lot of the pieces the fabrics are dyed with various vibrant colours(blue, red, purple, orange, green, black) as it makes up a picture of the body/face whichever part of the body the piece is inhabiting similarly like Suzanne Jongmans there's been a mixture of two materials that aren't used that often instead of it being a recyclable material it knit and sheer mesh. I like how the knit has been used to almost create an extension of the body or garments as it goes on the arms shoulder, legs etc. it all plays into an idea of “cyberpunk, robotic, rococo vaporwave”.

I could experiment with fabric dye and potential combination of colours that I could come up on variety of material to see the different looks and outcomes of the material. and experimenting with materials such as tassels or 3d objects (fake roses, table cloths) the mixture of colours give the the human body a different identity.

https://www.instagram.com/forbiddenkn0wledge/?hl=enhttps://neworderoffashion.com/designers/pierre-louis-auvray/

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Suzanne Jongmans

suzanne Jongmans is an Dutch artist that has used rescued plastics such as old blankets packagin. her designs play on the environmental issues channeling that through renaissance fashion photographs. she focuses on the aspect of recleyed items or any regular everyday item can be used ressemble pieces of fashion fabrics so it not truly being wasted. this is something that I admire since its something I can easily experiment with but also pushes me to look at full object or materials in a different way how it has potential to become something else. Jongmans has been to implement element of the past and future with this, the reccylavle materials as a form of creating the garments or headpieces and mixing them with fabrics that wouldve been used. as well as her using photographgot as the medium shes using to express depict these garments.this widens her audience since she’s appealing to photographers and fashion consumers and designs.

the fact that she mixes both fabric and styrofoam and bubble wrap thought provoking to me because instead being compelled to use one I can intertwine the two. doing this would be a first to creating a Garment that is an extension of this time period when drawing designs. Her adding her own twist makes it personal to her as well a amazing pieces of art. Most of her subjects are women this was probably a consionce descison. I want to only do a women’s garments as women’s fashion was very elaborate in This period working with women will allow me to be innovative.

Ignant.com https://www.ignant.com/2019/01/18/suzanne-jongmans-latest-work-recycles-the-renaissance/ https://www.saatchiart.com/account/profile/174043

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1500–1550 in Western European fashion

Renaissance fashion; a period of fashion that is connected to Tudors focused on layering and using corsets pieces of construction to create an illusion with the Silhouette of women's figure. This being a distinguished period of historical fashion that would have heavy contrasting fabrics, embroidering with the use of  jewels such as pearls and I choose to research it. The colours that were often used in the garments were a huge variety nothing was ever vibrant they more had this mundane look to colours, which reda purples creame whites navy blue black sage green and many more. The colour often never clashed and always complemented one another

What interest me so much about this period is how avant-garde their everyday clothing was. The excessiveness is something we no longer have in society it only contained to special events. I'm heavily inspired by the shapes and layering of the garments this is something that I can see being incorporated into my garment. Drawing some design ideas ill hope to play around with the structure of the garment and how that create a look that is influenced by these designs. Garment making focus being on just the clothing itself headpieces were often incorporate and an extension of the garment itself. Fabrics used had a lot of embroidery or printing pleats and ruffles done onto them which Makes them a lot more Intricate. How I hope to further my research is to look into an artist of the past or present who creates pieces inspired by or related to the renaissance fashion period. This will develop my ideas and the possible direction I can go in as my research furthers.

https://rjenkins.co.uk/figurative/tudor/set-4/ http://rjenkins.co.uk/figurative/tudor/set-7/ https://rjenkins.co.uk/figurative/tudor/set-2/ https://rjenkins.co.uk/figurative/tudor/set-8/ https://rjenkins.co.uk/figurative/tudor/set-5/ https://rjenkins.co.uk/figurative/tudor/set-14/

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PROPOSAL

Candidate name: Joanne Nankam                                                                          Candidate number: 20002934                                                                                Pathway: Fashion design                                                                                        Project title:

Section 1                                                                                                                  I have learnt what it means to push yourself and break boundaries that you subconsciously set yourself, getting me to be more adventurous with what I create. It has also given me the time to develop my style and despite still growing and learning. This has given me security in knowing how to implement these skills in fashion design. I’ve learnt skills in software some of which are photoshop and illustrator as well as using different processes in a subject such as fashion and fusing that with other subjects. I've built on my knowledge of how to use a sewing machine and different methods to create different textures with clothing. Fashion is a huge field that’ll allow me to be playful and experimental during this brief. I hope to base this project on fashion and history. I want this piece to be fashion nuance.                                                                                                                 

section 2                                                                                                                  For my FMP since my pathway is Fashion, I have hopes to create something from fashion history fashion dedicated to a period of time where fashion was historically notorious. Fashion of the past can be very nostalgic or informative that Is something that had me engaged. I’ve begun taking a look into the fashion of different periods and artists who were aspired by different times. I want to focus on perhaps combing styles and techniques heavily used of the past with the fashion of today. Some artist I’ve seen use renewable materials such as plastic, metal and other things that have been interesting to me. These are materials that I could potentially use. I want to see how the materials of today could have an impact on my garment since it being made in that period of time. This would definitely bring some nuance that I'm hoping for and would widen my audience range. A lot of the techniques used were done by hand with the many apparatus such as 3d printers that have evaluated our outcomes with fashion. I have hopes of comparing both during this project. in that way ill be able to create a garment that’ll be appeasing to me and audience.                                                                                                                                                               

Section 3                                                                                                                  In conclusion, I want to make implements of fashion from the past and create a garment that can be an extension of my chosen period of time. This way my garments will be a captivating garment that’ll show clear influence from my chosen time periods once start researching more in-depth. My garments will also show how far we’ve come in fashion and where we could have gone. since we no longer use materials and methods that we did long ago. I have aspirations this subconsciously solidifies my garment as a timepiece as well as an enchanting piece of art.