Colombina Skirt

I have re made my Colombina skirt because I had trouble sewing the godets and needed to re sew them. I have done a better job the second time around but they could still be better. I will have to leave them as they are through because I don't have enough time to redo them again.

Ill Docttore New Spec Drawing

I created a new spec drawing for Ill Docttore because I was unable to make the original design as I have explained in my previous post.

Ill Dottore Top

 This is the top I made for my 4th outfit. I used the same patterns for my Arlecchino outfit and just made some adjustments. I removed the sleeves and shaped the top of the bodice. I  added a different neckpiece which is attached to the bodice by straps. I then added some beading to the straps and texture to the neckpiece. I am going to add two more straps to the top, which I will sew on after I have fitted it to a model.
I will create another Arlecchino skirt to go with the top but in black instead of purple. 

Fashion Illustrations Made From Flower Petals

Rather then using the traditional methods of illustrating, Grace Ciao, uses colourful flower petals to create her dresses on paper. Each petal is careful placed to create fitted bodices and flowing skirts. The texture of the petals make it look like real fabric and gives a 3D effect. This used with simple line drawn figures is really effective.  

 “They help me create prints which I otherwise couldn’t have thought of,” she explains. “I think petals work really well for illustration also because their delicacy and exquisiteness mimic those of a soft fabric.”








Grace Ciao's website

1,600 Papier-Mache Pandas

These adorable papier-mache pandas where created to send a message to the public about the tragic truth of these animals. About how they are in rapid decline because of the loss of their ecosystem, by human development.

A French Artist called Paulo Grangeon worked with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), PMQ and the creative studio AllRightsReserved to create all 1,600 Pandas to raise awareness. They are all made from recycled paper.

Each Panda represent a member of the species that is still alive today. It is a bit shocking to think that these are all that are left in the world. People who are involved in the project, hope that it will create world awareness to this environmental crises.

The pandas are currently on tour in Hong Kong and have already travelled to cities like Paris, Rome and berlin. Grangeon will also make four special edition paper pandas, which will go on display at PMQ in support of conservation and to promote the message of a coexistence between humans and nature.    

 

Colombina Outfit

 I  made the corset for my Colombina outfit . I think it looks good. I like how the fabric I have chosen, changes colour in the light. 

This will be lined after it has been fitted to a model. 

 I have started to manufacture the skirt for my Colombina outfit. I need to unpick and resew the godets because the fabric has caught in areas and has gathered at the seams.