New posts for a new class: Apparel Design I

Hey there everyone :)

I just want to start off by saying, I wish days were longer than 24 hours! I feel then that way I would be able to get all of my things done! Like blogging. I wish I could have done a few summer posts about summer clothes, (hopefully everybody rocked some colored skinny jeans :)) but alas, I had many other things to do. But luckily, for another one of my fashion classes we are encouraged to start blogging again. So yay!

So the content I am going to talk about today is about the design process, or more specifically, getting inspired. This chapter in one of our textbooks for class was so interesting. Everyone sees the end results of the creative process with the final runway shows, or art exhibits, or a song. But no one sees the steps the creators took to get to that final stage. So i'm just going to talk about it a little bit. Oh, and maybe you yourself can even translate this into your own wardrobe. You'll see what i mean by the end :)

Inspiration can come from anywhere, really. I get inspired by music mainly, experiencing new music is really fun and different. I think of like a story to go along with the song in my head, and sometimes the things my pea-brain comes up with is cool lol. But also when I go to art museums and look at paintings and things, I get really inspired by the shapes and colors. I almost want to create a garment based on the piece that i'm looking at. Colors and textures inspire me, i like mixing things together to see what i get. Wearing clothes is almost like putting together a puzzle, there are so many combinations to choose from, but only certain ones fit or look good together. So trying out different combinations is always important :) mix it up! Color combinations are always a good way to start if you are trying to spice up your day-to-day style. For example, If you like one certain color, try wearing an outfit of all monochromatic colors. But use different shades of said color to mix it up.

The Glee character, Emma Pillsbury (yay Glee!) did this outfit wonderfully. She took one color, perhaps she was inspired by the sun or eggs or something, and used different shades of yellow to break it up and make it not so overwhelming.

Another way to get inspired is to change your surroundings- go outside, sit in a room in your house that you normally don't, take a back route to class, just to change your perspective a bit. So let's say you did that and sat under a tree, thus getting inspired by a tree. So you can incorporate this inspiration into your look by color most easily, but also by texture. If you like the texture of the bark, perhaps go for a tweed skirt or a nice structured pair of wool pants. And if you like the breeziness of the leaves, go for a light material in a top. Mixing textures is a really fun way to get a different look out of an old outfit.

At first glance, this looks like a boring white dress. But look closer, the top is lace and the bottom has some lovely pleats. This look mixes textures very well, and could be a great way to take your inspiration and put it into your personal style :)

That's all for me right now, but I will be posting again soon, i promise!
Vivre la mode, tout le monde!