Gareth Pugh

Continuing into my research of visionary designers, I decided to research into Gareth Pugh. I found his Spring/Summer 2007 collection incredibly inspiring. I love the use of angles through his collection, everything is sharp and crisp. Although the inspiration is unclear for the collection, a secondary source suggested Pugh was inspired by architectural pyramids in the courtyard of The National Gallery in Washington D.C. The pyramids are sharp and mirrored which are similar elements in one of the 2007 garments.

Design Download Results

After entering the Giles Deacon dress competition on showstudio.com, I have received some great news!  Although I did not win the competition, I was mentioned by the designer, which I am extremely pleased with!

"We had lots of incredible re-interpretations of Giles Deacon's The Troubadour dress submitted as part of our Design Download competition. Both Giles Deacon and Nick Knight faced the huge task of siphoning through the submissions and picking their favourite to feature in an exclusive SHOWstudio fashion film.

It is with great pleasure that we can announce that the winner of the competition is the very talented Leanne Broadway! Her use of unconventinal material won over the judges, 'I really liked how Leanne had given the dress a new feel and the choice of rubber was great and the execution immaculate,' said Deacon.   

Notable mentions also go to some of the other entrants who impressed our judging duo with their creativity. Knight was struck by Paula Maso and Neliana Fuenmayor's floral entry and Craig Warfield's simple elegant design, while Deacon was keen on Jolie Kay's submission and approved of the fabric of the dress made by Nichola Hanson."  

This quote was taken from the design download results. 

I am extremely proud of my submission and even a mention is a huge achievement for me. 

My favourite image is below.

Visionary Designers

We have just received a new brief, which is based on researching ideas and concepts in visionary designer's work. It also includes developing and manufacturing our final garment for the end of year fashion show.  The designers  and collections I have researched into are Alexander McQueen's "Highland Rape" collection and Viktor and Rolf's Spring/Summer 2010 collection

Alexander McQueen's Highland Rape collection caused controversy within the fashion industry and in the press, as many people believed that this collection was inspired by sexual rape, which is untrue. McQueen was inspired by his Scottish roots and was motivated by the brutal rape of Scotland by England for hundreds of years, hence the title "Highland Rape".

I chose this collection because of the controversy surrounding it. 

The second designer's collection I looked at was Viktor and Rolf's Spring/Summer 2010, which consisted of dresses and ball gowns consisting tightly packed layers of tulle that were cut and sliced into, sometimes with circular holes like Swiss cheese. the inspiration behind the collection was that the world has to cut back so this was reflected in their use of cutting into the fabric. 

"The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas"

Over the past few cutting pattern sessions in college, we have been working on a live brief towards a competition for Giles Deacon on showstudio.com. The brief was to manufacture the garment from the pattern provided from http://showstudio.com/project/design_download_giles_deacon. We were then asked to style a photo shoot to show case the garment/entry by our lecturer.

When looking at the entries on the submission gallery, I decided I wanted something innovative to make a statement. I started looking at models such as Cara Delevingne as she is hot on the press right now. After looking at models, I decided using a female was to obvious, and decided on a male model. I then looked the androgynous model, Andrej Pejic for inspiration.



I took the fabric and model choice in to deep consideration and had a brilliant idea. "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" which gave me inspiration for make up and accessories ideas. I am so pleased with how the shoot turned out as I took a risk using a male model, but the images are great and I am very proud of my achievement.

Please see my final images from my shoot below.

LUST, My final sin.

Here is my final thread; LUST, from the Seven Deadly Sins brief I have been working on. This is my final sin that I have chosen as inspiration for my final runway garment.

London Fashion Week 2013

Friday 15th February was the start of London Fashion Week 2013 at the beautiful Somerset House. Being a street style lover, it was amazing to see everyone looking so unique. The garments people were wearing were so outragous and out there it was incredible. They ranged from high end designers such as Chanel and Alexander Mcqueen to little vintage pieces making statements. Here are a few of my favourite street styles from the day.

Diana Vickers wearing Zoe Jordan 

A Fabulous Transgender spectator  

Millie Macintosh, Rosie and Proudlock from Made in Chelsea   

Colour blocking is one of my favourite trends

I love how unique this boys outfit is, it really stands out from the crowd





When visiting Sommerset house I too got photographed see below.





I really enjoyed this experience as I never thought I would get photographed. Thinking about it people are a lot more open minded about fashion in the city. Maybe because London is a melting pot of cultures.  

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