DRAPING ELECTIVE - VIA DESIGN & Business
BA top-up programme Fashion Design
THIS MINI-PROJECT (1 WEEK) WORKED OUT VERY WELL CONCIDERED THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. STARTING WITH THE KIMONO SLEEVE, I TRIED TO MAKE IT WITHOUT A SHOULDER CUTLINE OR A GUSSET. IT WORKED BECAUSE OF THE LOOSE FIT OF THE SLEEVE. I MADE A DEEP V-DROP IN THE BACK, AND DECIDED TO MOVE THE BACK DARTS INTO A CUTLINE. THE PROCESS OF MAKING THE SKIRT TOOK A WHILE LONGER - MOSTLY BECAUSE I WANTED IT TO BE ASYMMETRICAL AND CREATE THE LINES MORE ORGANIC AND FLUID. THE SEWING AND PRODUCTION OF THE STYLE WOULD NEED MORE TIME TO MAKE A FINISHED PRODUCT.
IF I WERE TO DO THIS AGAIN, I WOULD USE MORE TIME ON FITTING AND PATTERNMAKING, SO THE NOTCHES IN THE PATTERN WOULD BE EASIER TO GATHER AND LOOK MORE PROFFESSIONAL. I WOULD ALSO SPEND MORE TIME ON CHOOSING THE RIGHT FABRIC FOR THE STYLE AND MAKE LINING AND FINISHES MORE HIGH-END.
THE FINISHED SAMPLE IS MADE IN VISCOSE, WITH A FITTED WAISTLINE, OPEN BACK AND WITH THE COMBINATION OF SOLID MATERIAL AND TRANSPARENCY. I LIKE THAT IT’S A LITTLE SHORT - BECAUSE THE UPPER BODY IS STILL VERY COVERED SO IT DOESN’T GET TO PROVOCATIVE. I HAVE A ZIPPER IN THE BACK AND A BELT IF YOU WANT THE DRESS EVEN CLOSER TO THE WAIST. THE DARTS IN THE FRONT EMPHASIZES THE SLENDER WAIST AND THE ASYMMETRICAL LINES IN THE SKIRT GIVES A LONGER SILHOUETTE. COMBINING THE SHINGO SATO METHOD AS WELL AS CLASSICAL DRAPING, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE INCREASED MY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DRAPING AND LEARNED A VALUABLE SKILL THAT COULD EASILY BE USED IN FUTURE PROJECTS.
DRAPING IS ABSOLUTLY SOMETHING I WOULD LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT.
