CLUB TROPICANA.

Carring on with the tropical theme, i've came up with a new title 'Club Tropicana'. I've chosen this classic title from the 80's hit group WHAM! because they were massive in the 1980's and with the references of 80's fashion and tropical prints in my collection this is a perfect title.
The project is moving fast and i'm just about keeping on top of things. I've started to play about with prints by scanning in my paintings from my sketchbook and editing my photos from KEW and using photoshop to create the prints. I've chosen my final 12 prints for the collection. The collection with include 12 outfits and each outfit with include 1 print.

The next stage is to put the prints in the outfits and put the block colours in to see how the prints work with the block colours. I've done this to see the scale, balance and layout of the prints and colour. I think this works really well and i'm happy with the way it's coming together.

MY WONDERWALL.

This is my wonderwall which i thought i'd share with you, To show you whats keeping my head ticking with inspiration. Sometimes sitting infront of this makes my head want to go 'BANG' but my ideas are developing fast and i can't wait to see what the final outcomes are. I'm starting to develop a collection inspired by Stella McCartney's resort 2012 collection which i love.

ANDROGYNY: IT'S A BOY GIRL THING.

My symposis for my dissertation has to be handed in on Monday, it's pretty scary thinking about the dissertation but it's only around the corner when it has to be handed in. My dissertation topic is androgyny and the blur and also the boundaries that are being pushed between womenswear and menswear in the fashion world today.
Amazon has hooked me up with some books which will help me get a understanding of the subject.
This is something i feel strongly about as i'm a open homosexual and it interests me to think why women wear mens styled clothes and sometimes look better than men but in a way it's very sexy without trying to be. This dissertation will help me get a better view of the topic as i want to aim to make a androgynous collection for my final majour project.

TREND ALERT: TROPICAL HEATWAVE

Right, i'm back in the habit with researching trends for Spring/Summer 2013 to create a print collection for Indigo in Paris and i've fallen in love Stella McCartney's resort 2012 collection. I think it's fresh and fun with the mirrored tropical prints, colourful strips and also the blazers and trousers works really well with the mix of print, creating a smart but playful collection. So this made me look at other designers which have had a tropical influence in their collections, for example... Givenchy, Pedro Lourenço, Suno, Peter Pilotto and Salvatore Ferragamo.

After looking at these designers and their collections i decided to go the Kew Gardens in london for some tropical inspiration for my print collection. I took as many pictures as possible and what a great place to take photos. The palm house was the most relevant to my topic and It was a giant room with cover crowded palms trees in with the odd tropical flowers poking through the leaves. Looking back on the photos i took i now feel i have a good family of tropical photos as a starting point for my collection. I've also looked a beaches and sunsets for a primary influence to get the colours of the ocean blue's, hot oranges and bright yellows as a base for my collection

I'v now started to play in my sketchbook with painting for the photos and starting to get a feel of the prints and colours. After that i'll scan the paintings into photoshop and play with the placement and repeat pattern to see what works and what doesn't.

I've put together a research map for an idea of what i want to create.

I want this collection to be bright, colourful and playful but only time will tell...

BACK TO BASICS,

This week I officially started back at university and saying i'm now in the 3rd year feels pretty weird, it feels only a day ago i was in my 1st year. I feel this year is going to fly by within a blink of an eye, it's also going to be stressful, fun and exciting. I feel ready and hungry for the year ahead.
So it's back to basics with research for indigo and starting a whole new project.


so here it goes....