A quick update on whats going on with me so far:
I have just finished a 2 year National Diploma Course in fashion at Northbrook and am due to start a Fashion BA(Hons) Course in September at Epsom University!
My final grade for my college course was 3 distinctions (DDD) which I was VERY pleased about!!!
For my final project at college (called Elegant Armament) which I got a Merit for, I chose to research Medieval armour and Dress to use as inspiration, as it is something I have been interested in since I was young. To get good reliable research, I looked through books and visited historical places like the Tower Of London. I then used the pictures I had gathered to create ideas for fashion designs using processes such as model and drape, transferring elements from research pictures onto the mini mannequin and then into my design develpoments. I took the two subjects of armour and dress and amalgamated them to design a modern and sophisticated womenswear collection. Finally, I looked into contemporary fashion collections like Reem Acra Prefall 2010 and Jen Kao 2010 rtw to help bring a modern aspect to my designs.
I then chose one of my designs and made it out of 9m of Mulberry coloured silk jersey, pleating 2 separate lengths of fabric and sewing them onto the hips, to create the armour-like element to my dress.
So enjoy my posts and if you would like to ask questions or comment on posts, please feel free!
Well done Em , we are so proud of you, your dress and work is all beautifully done! Cant wait to see the creations you make at Uni! xxxx
ReplyDeleteThankyou!! My first comment! hehe xxxx
ReplyDeleteHi Emily! Your dress is awesome, you did a fantastic job!! I just love fashion and I'll be watching to see what other great stuff you come up with!! Love your blog too by the way, very cool!!
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Thankyou very much! I just wish I had an event I could wear it too! Will post lots of fashion news and updates and pictures of all the nice clothes I buy in the summer too so yes, lots of fashion! I am also planning to help mum and lola with their miniatures so will post about that too!
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Loved your final project, Emily. Very medieval...and that jersey is really hard to sew with. Good job!
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The dress is uber fab, Emily!!!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing more of your designs!!!
xxoo
Fantastic dress would be perfect for Gothic feastivals such as Whitby, a really beautiful design. I can also imagine Florence and the Machine wearing it or the mediaeval baebes! Check out their website http://www.mediaevalbaebes.com/ for inspiration. Look forward to visiting your blog page again to see what new fashions you create.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fabulous dress Emily, well done on the distinctions !
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julie xxx
Such a fabulous dress Emily, well done on the distinctions !
ReplyDeletehope you have fun with the blog too,
julie xxx
The dress is fabulous Emily. Well done on your distinctions and welcome to blogland. Jain
ReplyDeleteHi Emily, Welcome to the Blogosphere.
ReplyDeleteMany Congratulations on your Grades and I wish you every success at University. xxx
Thankyou everyone for your compliments and the welcome to blogland!! I'm having lots of fun!!
ReplyDeleteAnd thankyou kat for the medieval baebes website. I absolutely love love love medieval things and their dresses are beautiful!! Great for inspiration! x x x
hi!! ive been looking all over for a mini mannequin! ive fallen in love with yours...where in earth can i buy one please? thanyou!! please email me at mizzchrissywan@hotmail.com thankyou!! x
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