Experiments

Pleats

 

Design ideas with pleat

 

 

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Interview

Denim Jacket

Brand – Beaker (production took place in South Korea)

Versatile, comfortable, paired with many different garments

When I talked to my partner, Sueji, I figured out that she likes comfortable and casual clothes. Rather than wearing formal suits or garments, which emphasize the silhouette, she prefers to wear pants and dress up casually. It was interesting that compared to my style, which is refined and classy, Sueji has different taste that she likes casual garments. By getting inspiration from her taste, I came up with the idea of creating my own “street style fashion”. I created a denim collection as well as branding my own street fashion brand, which is called Denim. Then I made a look book as my 2D work, which contains six looks in my capsule collection. Focusing on the coziness and casual aspect, my collection mainly contains denim and most of the garments are oversized.

 

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Brand Logo

Instagram @denim_2016

https://www.instagram.com/denim_2016/

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Fabric Manipulation

weaving with hand dyed and spun yarns with denim fabrics

 

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Patterns for the Look 1

 

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Muslin Sample

 

 

 

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Final Design

 

 

 

 

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Powerpoint

Designstudio2

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Reflective Statement

Project2reflection

Project 1: When I go back, I go forward

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Part 1: 1-page reflective statement

 

Reflective Statement

 

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Part 2: Research

Fast fashion is an industrial trend that refers to the concept of shortening lead time and offering new products to the market as fast as possible. Although people nowadays prefer to purchase clothes from fast fashion companies, there are many harmful effects caused by fast fashion that many people do not know. I want to bring the awareness of the downsides of fast fashion and solve the problems.

I created a video, which shows the downsides of fast fashion.

 

 

In order to bring the awareness of the downsides of fast fashion and solve the problems, I came up with the idea of developing a system, which is aimed for protecting the environment.

 

System Thinking

Events

What just happened?

—> Fast fashion causes environment pollution, copyright problems, and child labor.

Patterns / Trends

What trends have there been over time?

—> The amount of garment disposal and the environment pollution increase rapidly

On average, about “65 pounds of clothing and textiles a year” are improperly discarded

underlying structures

what has influenced the patterns?

—> people do not recycle clothing, just dispose them

mental models

assumptions, beliefs and values do people hold about the system? What beliefs?

-> recycling clothing

In order to protect the earth and live in better environment, everyone should take care of what they do.

Small change can make a huge difference

For the next generation to live in better places, the environment pollution caused by fast fashion should not be neglected

In order to protect the environment, people should participate in donating disposable garments.

After donation, consumers will get 25% discount for the next purchase.

Process —> set up a factory, which collects leftover or disposable garments and  reproduce into completely new garments

 

Diagram for the system thinking

 

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Mood Board

Two contrasting images, showing how the advertisement shows the fast fashion, and the reality of the process of creating fast fashion clothing’s

 

Expression towards the issue of the fast fashion

Sad, gloomy, desperate, dark

 

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Part 3: Synthesis

<Process>

Practice new way of draping

    

First Draping for My Design

Pattern Making

 

After creating patterns, I cut out new pieces and sew the pieces together.

 

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Final Draping

Collection

For the collection, I want to use natural colored fabrics that are not synthesized. Also, since the color of the fabrics are simple, the shape and patterns will be distinctive and oversized, so many people can wear them.

 

 

 

3 Final Collages / Design

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Final Presentation

 

From this collection, I want people to be aware of the downsides of fast fashion and start to recycle their clothing. The leftover fabrics or garments can turn out to be completely new look, as well as prevent from the environment pollution.

Project 2: Up-cycling as Creative Practice

The social issue I concerned about was the downsides of fast fashion. For example, during the production of clothing, child labor is involved and many fast fashion collections mimic current luxury fashion trends. Furthermore, it affects the environment in a negative way and causes pollution. I mainly focused on the disposability and sustainable issue for the fast fashion.

Clothing rapidly becomes unfashionable and not wearable. People throw them away in the trash instead of recycling them. On average, about “65 pounds of clothing and textiles a year” are improperly discarded.

The wasted clothing ends up hanging out in landfills where it stays and pollutes the ground and water.

Fast fashion is synthetic and inorganic and provokes deadly carbon emission. It uses chemical and energy demanding processes which require large amounts of oil and produce nasty byproducts which get into the water.

Companies of “fast fashion” retailing – are, H&M, Benetton, Topshop, Target, etc

 

 

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Research on Sketchbook

 

 

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Final Mood Boards

I used black ink to drip in order to provoke the emotion caused by the environment pollution.

Mood Boards in Final Presentation

 

The first activity was to deconstruct second hand garments. I bought second hand garments from thrift store and created shapes by closing all seams but cutting four holes. I explored the shapes out of left pieces and put them on little figures that I made. I like how the interesting shapes came out of the left pieces without any planned design.

 

 

 

 

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Then, I zoomed in my shapes drapes and created four paintings. I used acrylics, pastels, markers and pen.

 

Front

 

Front and Back

 

Side

 

Close-up

 

 

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After painting the drapes, I experimented on the fabric manipulation. I either dyed or painted the fabrics.

 

 

After fabric dye, I weaved in order to create different shape.

 

After manipulating fabrics, I sketched 10 rough figure drawings.

 

 

 

 

Final Presentation for the Ten Figure Drawings

 

Each shapes are very expressive and spontaneous. It has volume and does not completely fit on the body form.

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Color Story

Based on the color of draping and social issue, I chose to use organic and natural colors in order to provoke the feelings of water and the environment pollution.

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Final Presentation

 

 

From the whole process, I learned how to create garments based on the shapes instead of thinking about design. Before having experienced subtraction cutting or creation of zero-waste garments, I was not fully aware of how the wasted fabrics or garments that are left can be the main factors, which damage the ecosystem. After the research, I could consider the relationship between sustainability and fashion and incorporate into my design concept. Furthermore, it was exciting and new for me to explore the shapes and use the elements into my final collection. Without planning designs ahead, experimenting spontaneous sewing or draping can effectively express my feelings and create more voluminous and interesting shapes of the garments.

 

Project 1: Cultural Sensitivity & Personal Aesthetics

 

I interviewed a randomly selected person and explored her background, family history, and culture. My partner was Naomi Gunther. She is from France, but her parents are currently living in Israel, and Israel is the country that always presents in her heart since she is a Jewish. The three essential words that I earned from Naomi were simple, modest, and flexibility. The meaningful items I chose to explore were guitar, sketchbook, and cellular phone.

I created word maps for the six words, and the most contrasting pair of words was “Tentative Freedom,” which to me signifies hesitant flexibility.

 

 

Mood Board

 

 

Rough Model of Neck Ruffle Example 

 

 

 

 

Figures were drawn realistically from my partner.