I hope Thursday finds you well! I have a lot to share since my last post. My final project in pattern making went swimmingly. It helped me remember why I chose my major in the first place. I love having ideas and I love bringing them to fruition. The following pictures are of my final garment and its coordinating accessories.
It looks far more glorious on a person or a dress form, but it has a wonderfully full skirt. Perfect for twirling! (and pockets!)
This is the collar (I wanted you all to be able to see some of the fun details)
More fun details in the sleeves.The next pictures are the accessories. I had a hard time getting some of the details of the fabric and stitching in there, so forgive me!
So that was my final ensemble! It was well received by our panel of industry professionals, one of whom was the head pattern maker for the Hanes corporation! This semester I am in draping, another method of pattern making (opposed to flat pattern, the class I took last semester), where we are going to be making two outfits. One outfit will be a regular garment. The second outfit is called our couture project. I'm excited/bracing myself. We will be presenting to the same panel as last semester once we are finished. I am also in Auto-Cad, a class devoted to using the computer to design fabrics and clothing. Lastly, as far as my fashion classes go, I am in Visual Merchandising. In this class we arrange three displays, two in Cameron Village (a local shopping center), and one on campus, design our "dream store," leaving no stone unturned, and, as a class, coordinate a fashion show for the public to see.My display partner and I have already completed one display window. It was in the store Thompson & Lynch. It became very apparent that the owner of the store had not had a great experience with Meredith students doing her display window in the past, so we felt pressured to redeem the fashion department! AND WE DID! The woman said she was very happy with our window, and it was one of her favorites that she has had from our department. I had trouble with the pictures because of the reflection, however.....
We got a 24 out of 25 because our teacher wished we would switch the two lamps resting on the chest. Some may call it quibbling, but for my first ever display window, I am very pleased!I must run to Auto-Cad. We are designing plaids today! But there are some exciting things happening this semester to stay tuned!
