Dress accessories

To go with my Hawaiian themed dress, I made a range of various accessories. This post shows all of the accessories I made which consisted of; a belt, a strap and a broach. 

Dress Project

I created this dress when I was strongly influenced by Hawaiian culture. I conducted research which included; initial designs, fabric testing, theme research and so on. The dress is primarily made from two fabrics which contrast but complement each other in colour, boning in the bodice, one red concealed zip and has been styled in a summer dress fashion. 

Art Painting

This is an acrylic painting I produced using primary source Photos. I have included this in my digital portfolio to show how able I am to make work creative. I have used many different textures in this piece and worker with the paints to create a soft blend. 

Shop Report - Personnel Project

To help me gain more knowledge and expand my area of interest, I took a trip to Selfridges in London. There I was able to gain knowledge of what other products were being offered at the same market level I was hoping to look in to. I then based a shop report on this visit whilst it was still fresh in my mind. I believe work like this shows how well I can conduct market research. 

Conceptual Ideas - Personnel Project

As part of this project I had to create a set of conceptual Ideas which related to my theme and my own design brief. I really enjoy conducting work like this as it really helps me to express myself. 

1/5 Scale - Personnel Project

I created this 1/5 scale piece of work so that I was able to see and estimate what shapes and sizes I would need to make my pattern pieces when producing the final outcomes. I had to customize the pattern pieces specifically to my taste in order to achieve the best outcome. To do this I had to separate my pattern pieces in to a handful of panels. 

Developed initial design ideas - Personnel Project

This post shows a handful of the developed initial design ideas I created to help me decide which design I was going to carry out further into the project. I clearly annotated and l;labelled all the key features of the dresses and I also went on to say what type of fabrics and colours I would use if I took them further in the process.