Colombina - Skirt Toile

I have started to create the toiles for my final collection. I started with the skirt I design for my Colombina character. After finishing the toile, I decided to make the top part of the skirt shorter by 4cm . I made the bottom part of the shirt longer as well. I found that the godets were to short at the front of the shirt so I added 24cm on to the length.

 

Thomas Kettner

Kettner is a photographer from South Africa. The subjects of his photographs are fashion, beauty, people, journalism and experimental photography. His eye for aesthetically pleasing photos and his innovative ideas create these beautiful artworks. His work is distinctly unmistakable his own work due to his style, that is visible throughout his photographs.

His work has an elegant look which fits with my own personal style. He makes the women in his photographs look like dolls which creates this ageless feel about them.

Design Boards

These are the design boards I created for my collection. I used felt tip pens, water colours, biro and pencil. I elongated the legs on the figures to make them suitable for a couture target market. It also make them go well with the designs. 

Trend Board

To pass my current brief I have to incorporate a trend into my collection. I decided on the 50s trend and have used the cinched waists and full skirts as inspiration. 

Storyboard

This is my storyboard I created using Adobe Photoshop CS6 . It tells the story of my collection and the four characters I have based my outfits on.  

Spec Drawings of My Collection

These are the spec drawing I created for of my collection. They were done in Adobe Illustrator CS6. At the moment they don't have seam and stitching detail because I have not created a toile for them and I am  unsure how they are contructed yet.   

Beautiful Portraits on 100 Year Old Paper

Theses amazing portrait were created by Michael Aaron Williams. He took ledger paper from the 1920s and 30s and carefully brushed layers of coffee on, to form beautiful arts of work. 

"Coffee is great medium because it has a natural organic colour. It seems to just fit right in to the natural colours found in antique paper. It can be used very much like watercolours except it's less expensive and it smells great! You just have to brew it strong" - Williams 

"I also use some ink for the darker areas because one drawback of coffee is that it can get brittle and shiny when you make it too dark so it helps troubleshoots this problem. It can get a little stickier than watercolor but you get used to it." - Williams

Williams found this ancient paper in an abandoned Appalachian store that was owned by his great, great grandparents.