Skills For Making 2- Garment Fronts

I hope you have a little time to have a quick glimpse...

 

Here is just a quick look back on my main approach and my inspiration for this module... it wont take long I promise...

 

 Following on from my previous work I have produced two garment fronts for my final piece. I am very pleased with the outcome I set myself for this module. I was focused from the start from my development stages on what I was hoping to explore and the direction I wanted take to build my passion and love for combining thick and thin with print work and embellishments such as embroidery, building layers within the pattern.

 

 

 

 I found in parts of the process getting towards my final garments quite challenging for me, I felt there was a few issues along the way with timeings and the design as I approached to the end but I developed and pushed my skills to capture the correct balance which I was looking for.  

Keeping my material very subtle I was able to focus more on my print designs and embellishments. I am very happy in the overall effect with this first garment front...

I do have to admit I prefur this garment front as everything to my design and placement, and decorative embellishment all connected and flowed well together.     

 My second garment front became a skirt!

 

My aim was to develop two tops for my fronts but testing out my choosen materials and how my designs were positioned on the surface area I felt the structure didnt give flexability or flow within the material or the print for this to become a top. 

I played around quite alot with this design as I was still unsure where or how I wanted it to be placed. Having alot of time testing and experimenting I decided to go for a middle pannel placement to the skirt with adding a few pletes, yet again keeping it quite simple so my design stands out from the shape of the fabric.        

 

 

In the end...

I wanted the pattern design to speak for itself and leave the styling of the actual garment very simplistic to allow attention to be drawn to the detailing of the embellished surface. I am pleased with the overall outcome.

If I did have time to reflect back and change I do feel the top is perhaps too basic in design and could have benefited from more styling to present the decorative surface in a more prominent way.

 Even though it was tough at times and not thinking I would be able to get all this finished I have really enjoyed working with a range of different techniques and developing them into my own style. Definatly thinking about taking this approach further into future and final projects, perhaps combining another development I pick up along the way.