Absolutely Love!

Dries Van Noten show in Paris.

I adore the colours, silhouette and prints. All of these combine to make an atmospheric and luxurious collection. I don't think I've seen much from this design house but I will definitely be looking out for them in the future.

I like the placement of the block colours and print on this dress it is contemporary yet simple.

 

                                 I've done a little colour palette to show how the colour story unfolds...

Absolutely Love!

Garment make up- Day 6

I’ve found that my skirt will only fit on the size 10 mannequin so Jill thinks I should fit it to that size. The area around the bum looks a bit too tight still so I’ve altered the pattern adding 0.5 cm to the hip and taking it down to the hem to give some extra room. I thought about the dress which was tight in the same place, and decided to add the same 0.5cm to that pattern too. I still needed a waistband on the skirt so I measured the top of the skirt and made the pattern for a straight band. Even though I took the measurements off the skirt pattern, it was slightly smaller than the top of the skirt; so I will need to double check the measurement before I make the real garment.  The shirt looks great and I only need to take 2cm off the shoulder to make it look more like my design.

  

Garment make up- Day 5

I got a lot done today, finished off my patterns for the skirt and shirt and cut the calico pieces, all before dinner. 

In the afternoon I managed to make up the skirt and got the shirt just about finished too. Making the smaller version of the skirt definitely helped in the construction of this toile, and I remembered to add notches to help me identify front and back pieces. 

There was a slight problem with the shirt as I have a concealed placket and the way I had cut the pieces wasn't the simplest way. I re-cut the right side to have a grown on placket and will lay the printed placket piece on top. I also had some difficulty getting the collar to fit even though it is the right size. Thinking back to the Steampunk shirt, I had trouble with that collar too so I think they are a weakness with me, and I will need some practice. Tomorrow I’m going to ask Jill to help me fit them, from there I can alter the patterns and I’ll be ready to start on the final garments in my chosen fabrics.

Maximum Minimalism

 Yesterday was the final show for Jil Sander by Raf Simons. After six years as Creative Director he took to the catwalk for the last time to an emotional standing ovation. I looked back at his first season on style.com, its slightly different to the look he has developed since then; which is more feminine and elegant while still being minimal.

Some looks chosen from yesterdays show:

His first collection for the brand in A/W 2006:

Garment make up- Day 4

To start my day I cut out the dress pieces in calico and made up the toile. It went together quickly but the side seams were quite difficult to press flat because of the curving hips. I could tell it was going to be baggier than I wanted so I put it on a stand and began fitting. 

I would normally have asked for help but I want to push myself with this project so I gave it a go by myself. Jill helped me take out some excess fabric at the bust which I have made into a dart on the toile but on the pattern I will simply add it into the centre panel seam.

To make the fit of the dress correspond with the skirt, I have traced off the bottom part of the dress and will use this to construct the skirt from.  This will also save me some time as I won’t have to fit and alter the skirt.