Green Shirt

Technics
Posted by on August 18, 2011 8 comments

The Green Shirt sketch
On tracking back to pieces developed in 2010, I drew a new technical mock-up of the secondary design called the “Green Shirt”, a classical yet youthfully modernistic short-chemise featuring a play of 3cm-wide leap-layers, one horizontally traversing the back, two diagonally meeting in the front, four vertically overpassing the previous ones, delineating the sleeve and tailoring the shirt whilst traversing downward onto the hem in a composure slightly reminiscent of suspenders.

Repeating this image with more sets of three of such horizontal layers adorning the sleeve, all are secured with stitchings to ascertain a contemporary feel together with the timeless standing cuffs and collar, in this particular piece engraced with bow-tied ribbons for binding.

Ultimate Test

Reminiscence
Posted by on August 16, 2011 8 comments
 

The rather unexpected terrain embarked upon by visiting the early-saturday Empyrium show, was a certain challenge in evaluating my cape‘s internal workings, prompting to use the desolate location as the backdrop for this video, portraying the continuous maintainment of a symmetrical Gothic Window during movement.

Forcing Godet

Production
Posted by on August 15, 2011 1 comment

Godet layer fixed onto base layer in midpoints.Godet layer pinned down on base layer

When surface-contact disallows flow abundance to fall into natural godet, a few well-located silk strings may serve satisfactorily, sewn in between the finished hems invisible during movement, but keeping just enough tension to guide the more voluminous top layer into an even division over the narrow base.

Rough Sketches

Technics
Posted by on August 13, 2011 5 comments

2012's rough sketches
Having already penned down most things I want to accomplish for 2012 during the weeks after the WGT, I have more recently been doing rough sketches as a means of personal pre-visualisation in order to be better able to draw up garment- (and at a later time outfit-) conceptuals, taking into account the fabrics already in my possession, and noting down what to look for in upcoming excursions.

The Gray Blouse

Revelation
Posted by on August 11, 2011 1 comment

The Gray Blouse frontThe Gray Blouse: collar and shoulder
The Gray Blouse: back and sleeve

What started from a simple sketch in one of this blog’s first posts, grew to an enchanting project exhibiting the finest silk flowing generously from layered collar into matching cuffs while graciously taking on the shape of the wearer in an uniquely tailored bodice.

Proceedings: sketch – sleeve pattern – collar pattern – fabric – cuff – bodice – undershirt – modeled

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