Finished sustainable garment

Feature

To go with my design I took tiny watch mechanisms and individually placed them on plastic discs symbolising the inner workings of a clock, creating a neck piece.  I added copper wiring to give the neck piece volume and vibrancy.  

Final design

Inspiration

After making a decision on using portfolio wallets as my fabric. I came across an image on the internet of a watch with all the mechanisms showing along with this I looked at the oversized trend which is everywhere this season, to inspire my design. 

Media

At college we were given a brief to design, pattern and manufacture a sustainable garment. I collected a few items which I had around the house such as waste food wrappers, junk mail, and left over kitchen foil as I wanted something sustainable but different. I found in a cupboard at college lots of cut offs from portfolio wallets which I thought were pretty cool as it was structured and transparent. I thought this would be a creative media to use and looked for inspiration. 

Modelling on the stand

At college we were set a task to broaden our patterning skills. We were asked to pattern using calico and a mannequin and pinning the fabric to the bodice creating the shape we wanted. I personally prefer working on the stand to flat pattering because I can see exactly how my garment is going to look and the fit is exact. Here are some examples of modelling on the stand.