Illustration Week 2 ...

I did this illustration today in my CAD Lab at uni using Adobe Photoshop. I am pleased with the outcome and I feel that it does reflect my current project however the style of the illustration isn't the style I was intending to use in my 'trendbook'. I did learn a lot from this session and I can only keep practicing to improve my illustration skills.

Aquilano Rimondi Fall 2009 Ready To Wear Collection

I'm loving Aquilano Rimondi's Fall 2009 Collection! Again it is very 1940's silhouette inspired. It's so sophisticated and fabulous! 'Draped-shouldered dresses fit for an old-time movie star'. I love this a lot! A great source of inspiration! It's very overexaggertated which is something i'm looking at incorporating into my own designs when I start them.

Aquilano Said "On the runway, you sometimes have to exaggerate, but we also just want to make clothes women will want to wear. And not to keep changing every season for the sake of it. Continuity matters."

Images and quotes from here.

Anna Sui Spring 2008 Ready To Wear...

I'm gettin really inspired by Anna Sui's Spring 2008 Ready To Wear collection. I'm loving the silhouette which looks like it could be 1940's inspired with a mix of retro prints and bright colours. Perfect example of a classic 40's silhouette as a starting point for a collection.

Anna Sui Spring 2008 Ready-to-wear images are from here.

Lily Donaldson - Chocks Away

LOVE THIS!

Lily Donaldson is looking as beautiful as ever in this gorgeous shoot by Tim Walker for UK Vogue March 09. I'm really liking the colours even tho they are quite murky they still have a very romantic feel to them. The clothes are beautiful, very 1940's but still modern 21st Century Fashion and have given me a few great ideas for fabrics to use in my own work. I like the way he has used lighting in the photographs, it works really well!

Really Inspiring!

  

 

Photographs from UK Vogue March 09. You can see more of Tim Walkers beautiful photography here.

The Traditional 1940's Silhouette

I have started to look at the traditional 1940's garment and silhouette shape so I can start to design my own garments. I think that these photographs are a good representation of 1940's fashion. I like a lot about the 1940's silhouette. I like the strong shoulders and the way the garment comes in at the waist and ouffs out at the hips. I think it can be a good starting point my my garment shapes for my project.

'Most women wore skirts at or near knee-length, with simply-cut blouses or shirts and square-shouldered jackets. Popular magazines and pattern companies advised women on how to remake men's suits into smart outfits, since the men were in uniform and the cloth would otherwise sit unused. Eisenhower jackets became popular in this period. Influenced by the military, these jackets were bloused at the chest and fitted at the waist with a belt.'

Images and quote from flickr and a very interesting blog I came across.

1940's Vogue

Here are some pages from Vogue from the 1940's, some images are from 1940 and some 1943. I thought it would be a good idea to look at how Vogue handled the War and the 'Make Do and Mend' campaign. I found pages offering fashion tips on how to get the most out of a dress from instance and how to revamp those old boring suits! The adverts were for patterns and wools and various items the 1940's woman could use to revamp her wardrobe without buying new.