Market research of A/W trends 2011

 

Wei Ting Liang: Reveal- The Inner Self

 Here is the collection of Taiwanese designer Wei Ting Liang for her 3rd year final project, at the Ecole de la Chambre Synidcale de la Couture Parisenne  , she created this very futuristic collection entitled Reveal- the Inner self

 I love how she flolds the fabric to give these beautiful shapes

Designer Ruven Afanador

 I really love his work , its so eccentric and he always gets this nice flowing  luxurious look to it. He has to be one of my new favourite designers

Tim Burton's Magical Fashion ..... My god!

I  have always been a huge fan of Tim Burton... i love all his movies and his dark Quirky , gothic style. When i seen the photoshoot he done for Bazaar Magazine i was in heaven here are just a few to show how amazing it is.....
 

Left: Dress, hairpin,and necklace, by Louis Vuitton. Belt,and booties, by Gucci.. Right: Gown, by Jean Paul Gaultier Atelier.

Glamour-puss in boots. Dress, by Atelier Versace. Necklace, by  Alexis Bittar. Gloves, Giorgio Armani. Boots, Louis Vuitton. .

Fashion attacks! Sequined top, by Giorgio Armani. Lace bodysuit, by Emilio Ca vallini. Briefs, Rigby & Peller. Shoes, Yves Saint Laurent.
Jacket (top), by Jean Paul Gaultier. Emphatics, Pittsburgh; 412-471-4773. Jacket (bottom),  and skirt Balmain. Neiman Marcus;  Headpiece, Shona Heath.  Boots, by  Nina Ricci. 
Skeletons in the closet. Dress hat and boots by Alexander McQueen. Gloves Giorgio Armani.
Dress and Sandals by Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci. Headpiece by Alexander McQueen

Theme Development

Tribal

Native American Beading

Native American Dancing

Beading

Native American

picture from my sketchbook.

For Tribal i focused on the Native American Tribe (mohawk). i looked at there huts, clothing, weapons etc.

Decay

tooth decay

Decay in teeth snd a fish skeleton.

For decay i focused on decay in the human and animal body. from this i found many picutres of skin decay , tooth decay and skeletons

Electric

Angler fish

 a photograph of my notebook.

when i thought of electric , i immediately thought of electric eels and deep sea fish such as angler fish , from here i found other fish that glow such as squids and jellyfish

Memories

neurons

For memories i didnt want to look at the past so i thought, when we look back on the past and our memories we think.... and we think in our brain.

Enclosure

sea forts

fairy fort

new grange enterence

view from inside

When i thought of the word Encloser i thought of forts , such as fairy forts and celtic forts. from looking at this i also became interesed in new grange and other pre christion time burial chambers.

Knit Techniques

Intarsia

Intarsia is a knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours.Common examples of intarsia include sweaters with large, solid-colour features like fruits, flowers, or geometric shapes

Striping

Striping is a technique  used to give a striped look to a knitted garment. By Alice Palmer

Simple Lace Knit

Lace is an ornamental poenwork fabric , made in a variety of designs by intrcate manipulation of the fiber by machine or hand

Circular and Tubular knitting

Circular medallion knit< tubular knitting

• Circular knitting is a form of knitting that creates a seamless tube