Fashion &Textile Design
Presenting my philosophy on technology in fashion Anouk wipprecht is a big inspiration to me because of her work with car manufacturers and how she developed the automotive design into techno-garments
My Denim Jumpsuit:
Made from Three different coloured Denims for contrast in panelling and white topstitching to add extra detail theres fastenings in different directions. In the picture the poppers are all done up making it whole however there is also a zip going through the waist bans that completely detach and make the garment a two piece to either wear separately or as a whole.
What you can’t see in this picture is that the trousers have a contrast of paneling slightly more blocked than ombre but the inspiration came from grey scaling. I then went on to add rivets in correct places to ensure no wear comes to the garment quickly.
I added inset seams cut away pockets inset pockets and gatherings to the piece to show the skills I have gained. I used curved panels straight panels and harsh cornered seams to make the final piece more exciting.
Metropolis was a film produced in Germany in 1927 by Fritz Lang. The film was based on science fiction and fantasy. To summarise the plot was of a utopia viewed in a beautiful modern city but later discover hidden secrets of mistreated workers.
The film was based on futuristic and fantasy. This film went on to be a repetitive influence to film, musicians and the fashion industry. Fashion favourited the looks within the
film by later designing and revolutionising garments in vogue magazine and on the runway. The idea of robotic fashion i
s still being reformed and redesigned for the current and future ages.
I love this edition of vogue in 2010 it not only has robotic implemented in design but sexualises femininity. giving robotics gender. I feel this allows designs to be manipulated and developed further creating more individual looks. As the robot signifies repetitive, replaceable copies.
Big designers in current fashion such as Tom ford and Givenchy have said that the film metropolis inspired some of their designs in their shows.
“Robot Fashion” is a trend that is neither running out of runway nor battery power’- David.J Katz.
films like Ex-Machina (2015) influenced by metropolis but made more modern. The robot is perceived to be better than the human and is almost immortal compared to us. therefor stronger and more reliable.
In 2006 Japan’s Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology created the female robot named “Miim” – she walked as a runway model in tokyo’s fashion week that year. 
The robots int he 20th century are more human like and have programmes in them to feel, understand and complete tasks. The robots built today are for purpose and can futuristically revolutionise ways of life for humans.
This sort of technology can be used in different ways. The fashion industry have taken on board different aspects of the new robotic age adding light/sound/functioning technology into fabrics. for example Hussein Chalayan and his light up dress. Another example of technology being used in fashion is Iris Van Herpen’s use of 3d printed materials to construct her designs and reform the human figure.
Using my initials E , L & R i have produced a few designs. All with functioning zips and pockets. decorative seams and a mixture of three different fabric colours. (black, Calico and black striped calico) i love fitted garments however a little more form to the body is always welcome… as long as its flattering – As seen on my image i have chosen and redrawn my final garment design ready for the creation of flats, cutting pattern and construction.
OVERLAPPING SLIGHTLY : We have started another project along side the missoni one for Levi ( Denim project) we have stated bringing in denim to draw and measure
I am slightly obsessed with drawing Technical flats. The denim jacket is definitely the best one i have drawn to date. This kind of mathematics i don’t mind as much. i will keep perfecting my skill of hand drawing flats aswell as starting to find my way with illustrator.
My final 4. I have added shapes and motifs into the portfolio page to increase the design detail and show what shapes were used and the colours aswell. i feel like by doing this my pages seem more fun and unique. i have used a similar technique to all 4 pages each having its own style by colour.
Back to Uni Starting the Second year off with a project about a company called Missoni specializing in knits, patchwork and woven garments. New techniques were shown. This is my research map i have put together through researching things like futuristic and constuctivism along side missoni itself. Its all in connection with each other. I visited the missoni exhibition at the fashion museum in London and there were artworks and sculptures from futuristic and constructive artists. that i would later transfer onto Photoshop to create a page for my portfolio.
At the end of June 2016 I had completed my first year of University. i had learnt a lot within my first year of study including how to set up a blog. However i have come to the conclusion of starting a new and more personal blog about my interests within design and my work i produce. My old Blog URL : https://emilylaurenrevell.wordpress.com/ – a document of the first year of studying Fashion and textiles at University.
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