Red Pink: Week 7

This week wraps up the first ensemble, and begins creation of the second. We had model fittings on Tuesday, and it was a joy (and relief) to see this dress on real people, and flattering the figure as intended.

Patternmaking for the second ensemble is underway. This is a fancy overall design using 100% cotton, featherwale corduroy and 100% cotton lawn in "Strawberry Thief" print with a matching pullover shirt to wear underneath. Like the dress above, it will also have a front snap closure. 

The patterning of this ensemble began with drafting a bodice and trouser block from scratch using the using a set of standard measurements closest to the model's.

After the first fitting, I copied the block, and then did some dart manipulation to move the fitting dart from the waist seam to the side seam.

The above photo shows moving the entire width of the dart, but in the end, I only moved half of it to the side seam. The rest became added ease around the waist, since the fit of the shirt is meant to be a loose pullover with some fitting around the bust, and minimal waist shaping. 

Here I am sampling the shape of the neckline on the form, and then making alterations to the pattern.

The back of the pant also needed to be raised one and a quarter inches, so I traced a copy of the back trouser block to make those corrections to the pattern.

I was able to get the top put together in time for a quick try on the second fitting day. It's mostly fitting the way I want. The next step will be to move the shoulders in a bit and increase the cap ease. The shirt is able to be pulled on overhead without the use of a closure.

For the overalls I will need to use the information I gathered from the first fitting to make adjustments to the original bodice block. Then I will use the dimensions of the fitted block, combined with the altered trouser pattern to draft the overall pattern. I have two models for this look. One for photos, and the other for the runway! To be continued....

 

week 7

 Week 7 

This week I worked on perfecting,  beading, and getting a first fitting with my white dress to my model Ren. I also got to work more on a 3rd ensemble for my capstone and did fittings with the models from Ferris state. 

Here I am beading the bodice while at a robotics competition my fiance was helping with. A project waits for no one!

A little bit of bedding, little bit robot….. 

Here is the front and back of the dress before the first fitting. 

Here are pictures of the first fitting with Ren! The dress is a perfect fit, and only will need taken in on the top fashion fabric by 2”.  I will have to change the back to fit her adaptive needs and finish the beading. 

Here is the fitting I got to do with one of the models from Ferris! This is my second ensemble, and I plan to put side zippers in the pant and magnets in the jacket.

And here is the pattern of the pants for ensemble 4. My model Taylor will be modeling these pants with a scuba knit top with beading. 

CYRK: Transience in Bloom - Week 7

 

Today I had my first fitting with my model for Ensemble 1. The pants fit perfectly but the top needs adjustments, mostly in the torso length and dart placement. But overall, I was extremely pleased with how good the fit was! I was unable to take a picture of my model in the ensemble but pictured above is the necessary adjustments for the back of the top

Nicole: Week Seven

 Week 7!

This week I made the mock up for ensemble number 2. Which is going to be a batwing sleeved top with three circles (to stick with the cut out idea) and little micro shorts to go with. I am very excited about this ensemble and look forward to seeing it come together!

See you next week!

VIER: Week 7

 

On Tuesday, we had the Ferris fashion club come in for our first fitting. This went very well for me. My model is Kya and she tried on my first ensemble- the dogface top and circle skirt and this fit her so well! She was excited when she tried it on and so was I. Safe to say that this first fitting went great and I’m very happy about this especially because I am not going to alter my finished garments.

Now I am working on my second ensemble. I chose to do the design (pictured left) because if we are having two of our looks in the Ferris fashion show, I wanted it to look cohesive. This design matched the colors and style of my first look best. Pictured on the right is my ROUGH mockup for this design. I think I’ll have to adjust the top of the dress to be more off the shoulder.

VIER: Week 6

 

This week I traveled to Los Cabos, Mexico. This was a well needed vacation for me. As a student and a creative person, I found much needed relaxation and inspiration on this trip.

 

Exploring and experiencing different cultures and atmospheres was refreshing and allowed me to both take a break from what I was working on and help me see things through a new lens. Although I technically didn’t work on anything physically for my collection, I had a lot of time to mentally reflect on my work and gather new inspirations.

VIER: Week 5

 

The day we visited Tandy Leather as a class, I went in early and rented out their skiving machine to trim down the thickness on the edges of my applique pieces. This was actually a fun machine to work on and I’m glad I have some experience on it. 

At first, when sewing the applique pieces on the jacket, I was folding as I sewed, but that was not working out very well. I then switched to using leather glue and gluing the edges down beforehand, which worked out very well and I will continue to do in the future. 

Here’s the finished applique dogfaces on the fronts of the top.

Here is my finished ensemble. I’m very proud of this and that I got it done in such a short amount of time. This was my first time working with leather so please be kind.

week 6

 Week 6 

This week I was able to pull off the impossible! I made this dress over a weekend. With the delay of getting my models measurements I was given a very short amount of time. But in the end, this gave me (what I believe to be) a real work experience of what the industry can be like. Not every customer, boss, co-worker, ect will be on your time and do what you need to be done in the time you need/want. 

Here are a couple pictures of me grading my pattern pieces to the size of my model.  

Cutting out my pattern with the lovely help of my cat Missy. PS, floral stones make great pattern weights.  

Since I did not have time to do a mock up of my newly graded pattern, I had to take in the sides. 

But, thankfully that was a very easy fix. Here are pictures of the sides sewn with the extra fabric still attached. 

Here I showed how I sewed the side seams of my front and lining together.

And here is me sewing my skirt to the bodice.