Red Pink: Week 12

This week was my first experience padding out a dress form. Luckily I had some "Fabulous Fit" padding that I bought with my size eight dress form, and lots of batting scraps on hand from the many quilts I've made. I padded my dress form to my models measurements as carefully as I could, but I had my doubts as to whether or not it would be close enough to make a good fitting garment for her. It's just so much more squishy than a regular dress form!

The top looked really cute on the padded form, but how about on my model?

Not too bad! Some minor adjustments were needed, and the second fitting went really well. Now I'm moving on to stitching this up in the final fabrics.

 

VIER: Week 12

 This week I worked on my third ensemble. Starting with my cone bra, I spent around 12 hours constructing this and working out and pattern flaws. However, I'm so happy with how it turned out. I actually have the cones stuffed with upholstery foam to keep their shape and smooth out the leather shape. 

I also scouted photoshoot locations this week and came up with this house (pictured below) to shoot outside of and possibly inside the lobby. My photoshoot is happening tomorrow in the evening and I'm very excited for it.

week 13

 Week 13 

This week was full! I did 1 of my 2 capstone photoshoots, made my banner , and started the set up of the senior exhibition where the capstones will be displayed. 

 

Here are some pictures of the shoot taking place! It took much work to get this photoshoot off the ground! I had to coordinate last minute with some friends to model for me since my models either didn't respond or canceled last minute. This was a good lesson on communication and connections. Thanks to the connections I have made, I was able to have my photoshoot!  

Here is my banner that will be displayed by my capstone collection. This banner has my flats, illustrations, mood, and statement. It tells the story behind the collection and the goal. 

Here is my banner printing in the flex lab!

This is the set up for my capstone display and banner ! big thanks to Josy and professor Faulkner for helping me set up! 

week 11

 Week 11 

This week I worked on my 4th ensemble and started planning with my photographer for my capstone photoshoot ! I made a green velvet bodysuit with a back velcro closure. I then made a pair of white scuba knit pants. 

Here I am cutting out my pieces and using anything as a pattern weight! 

This is the beginning of the matching suit jacket. The jacket will be made with princesses seams and will be lined with a light green lining. 

week 10

 Week 10

This week, I finished ensemble 3 and showcased 3 of my capstone ensembles at the ferris fashion show.  

For ensemble 3, I was able to practice my pattern grading and took a size 8 to a 1x.  

Day of the show was a great learning experience in so many ways. From last minute model changes, backstage support, dressing, model coordinating, and hand stitching! I am forever grateful for the fashion show production class I took last year because without the lessons learned from that class I believe the show would've been much more chaotic! 

Red Pink: Week 11

This week our capstone banners and completed garments have been put up for display in the hallway. I love how my banner turned out! It's very satisfying seeing it in large format. It's also gratifying to see my garments looking lovely on mannequins with actual heads and arms. Work continues on ensemble three. I'm hoping to have a very productive weekend! 

 

VIER: Week 11

 Today we set up our Capstone banners and our mannequins in the hallway on the 3rd floor. So, a little backstory on the process of making my banner. On Tuesday, we met online and my computer kept crashing, so on Wednesday I had to use my father’s work computer and i spent almost the whole day redoing the work I had done before my computer crashed. However, I am so happy with how it turned out!