working on lineup

My Final Specification Drawings

In class spec drawings

Development Work

Concept Drawings

Photoshop Practise

Background Pictures for Illustration Boards

revised concept board

It needed to be moody-er to work with my colour board:

colour boards

Dark and moody child-ish. I took this photo on a Holga Film Camera in 2009 the first image is the original - unedited.

#9 - initial idea for concept board

I took this photo of my own hand in 2009.

Childlike, protection. breaking throughout. 

Thinking about this as a final:

#8 - Concept Board from Assignment 1

#7 - Protection

pro·tec·tion 

n.

1.

a. The act of protecting.

b. The condition of being protected.

2. One that protects.

3. A pass guaranteeing safe-conduct to travelers.

4. A system of tariffs or other measures protecting domestic producers from foreign competition.

5. A contraceptive or barrier that lowers the risk of pregnancy or infection, especially a condom.

6. Slang

a. Money extorted by racketeers threatening violence for nonpayment.

b. Bribes paid to officials by racketeers for immunity from prosecution.

#6 - Massive Attack

I was searching the internet hits for protection and found this cool, slightly unrelated in terms of lyrics but the imagery is very cool and good inspiration.

#5 Synopsis

My concept for this assignment is to create a Ready-To-Wear capsule collection that follows the classic hourglass silhouette and yet is fun, young and free spirited. The previous collection was based on the childhood ups and downs of playgrounds and falling off of them. The designs had either over exaggerated protective padding or exposed weak points on the body, this collection will have these elements but as the clothes are R-T-W the “protections” need to be less obvious. I want this collection to be young but suit an age group up to about 30, something that younger girls will want to buy with their mothers but also something that women will want to wear.  By the time this collection is finished I want to have a cohesive and timeless range of outfits the clearly communicate a sense of protection verse exposure.  

#4 Target Market Magazine

NO Magazine is a New Zealand production that is aimed at an age group from about 18 and over. While it has some great photographs and fashion shoots it also has really interesting articles and people profiles. This is the sort of magazine that I could imagine the line in for fashion but also something that the target market would read.

These shoots are from NO and are shot by Karen Inderbitzen-Waller. Karen is a photographer from Auckland, she has a dark styling in her pictures which creates this beautiful collision between glamour (the clothes) and grunge (make-up, hair, set, light, model).