Development during Fashion and Textiles

Sketching lots of quick rough ideas and narrowing them to the final one.
experimented with scale, material, composition, layers and considered how will the model wear it.
while developing the idea from the small sample from day 1, i developed the idea to armour.

sketching cubes shape, to triangles, to cones and see which one stands out and blends with the topic.
I even tried design wings on the back of this outfit as a concept, to try and stand out.

   
 The final idea.























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Reflect/Evaluation
I very much enjoyed fashion and textiles, this may be because of the minimal restriction i had and i was able to use my imagination and creativity much more. However usually i find task with less guidance or aim rather difficult but surprisingly this week i was able to carry out the task well. I would agree that my piece was a success because it was what i aimed to do in my sketches and i finished on time too, i tried to stand out more  with this piece and i think it grabs people's attention due to the deliberate sharp edges and the 3Dness of it. It was rather conceptional and therefore different, it didn't seem to be a wearable piece. The overall task, i learnt that this pathway is rather concept based work which i liked, i thought that it was to do with more materials and fabrics which i am not very confident with. I realised how just simple card and paper can be manipulated into such strong costumes. Also i learnt the importance of sketching, without the plan and the sketches i don't think i would have been able to finish or the final outcome would not have been as good. As well as this by looking at other student works, i get inspiration every second around the room and even while making my costume which was a new experience i had during this week.
There were parts which i didn't do as well, some parts were rather fragile and was difficult to be put on by the model, i could have considered the supportivness and the weight more to improve this product.
Although it is my first time doing fashion and textiles, i felt rather comfortable with the work, probably due to the fact i enjoyed it a lot, and that there were lots of freedom for me to express my creativity.