Saturday, March 26, 2011

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

Thursday, March 24, 2011

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

Ridged eyelet stitch

 this is a very delicate look, it is commonly used in shawls , blankets and jumpers.
 By Lamija suljevic Crochet

Moss stitch

The moss stitch is a pattern that makes little bunches of raised stitches that have a moss look.

Loop Stitch

 The loop stitch creates a loopy fringe or shag . commonly used for a trim of a garment.

Ladder Knit

 The Ladder knit is ideal to join the edges of two fabrices . it gives a ladder effect , hence "The Ladder stitch"
 Sandra Backland

Cables

Cable knitting is a style of knitting in which textures of crossing layers are achieved by permuting stitches
by Samantha Brooke