GRADUATE FASHION WEEK

Check out some of the collections at Graduate fashion week!

JOB

Ive managed to get myself a saturday job at a new vintage shop, Relevant. It's on Fore Street in Exeter. It sells second hand and vintage clothing and accessories! If your in to your vintage u should definitely come and check it out!

FASHION SHOW

The Degree Fashion Show 2011

Dont miss PCAD's fashion show this June! students will be exhibiting there designs and collections.


This year the show will be held at Crownhill Fort.

We would like to welcome school groups to our day time shows. Please email summershows@plymouthart.ac.uk for more information about complimentary tickets.
Click here to purchase tickets.

WEDGE

I love these Topshop WALBERG black suede wedge's. These are the shoes i see my dress and cape being worn with. These would toughen the look up a little bit. The dress are cape are both quite delicate made of fine fabrics. These shoes look quite chunky and heavy, i think they would make the look more edgy. 

FINETO

Relieved. So glad my dress is now finished too! did have a couple of problems with the lining, but managed to complete it using an alternative method! Really happy with the devore, its just how i wanted it! Here are some pictures of my friend nic modelling the dress and cape...

I'm glad that they work well together, i was worried the dress and the cape together may look a little too much. However these pictures are telling me different!

HALF WAY THERE

Finished making my cape! I used black chiffon to make it. I foil printed clocks on the chiffon using a gold foil. I used a binding on the neck, and also to make the tie. Because the fabric is so fine, i decided to just baby overlock the edges. And here it is...

I'm really pleased with it! lets hope the dress goes to plan!

TOILE

So the Toile’s done, with no problems or alterations to make. Now ready to start making my final garments, wish me luck!

SHIFT

I have always loved wearing dresses, they are an outfit just in themselves. I wanted to design a dress that would be both easy to wear and versatile, after looking at a number of shift dresses I realised a lot of them are quite boxy and loose fitting. Therefore I wanted to design one which is closer fitting and shows off the waste.

DRAPING ON THE STAND

I made the patterns for my cape and my dress by draping fabric on the stand. This allows you to manipulate the fabric, finding the right shape and fit. Draping is a pattern cutting method, and the patterns are created by draping fabric on a mannequin to help interpret idea’s. The shape is then transferred on to paper to make a pattern.