Creative Technical Studio Project 01

Emily Starobrat

Creative Technical Studio

09/29/16

Designer’s Statement for Project 1

For this project I found inspiration in the structure of the architecture on Fifth Avenue. I examined everything including the construction of the buildings themselves to the more decorative elements on the exterior. I narrowed down my options and chose to specifically focus on fire escapes. The staggered ladders leading ascending from one floor to the the next, were the main inspiration for the design for the skirt. The line and shapes traveling upward represent the different silhouettes of the fire escapes. I chose to make the fabrics in a gradient order beginning with the striped one on the bottom, leading up to the navy blue denim and finishing with the black denim on the yoke and waistband. The gradient of the fabrics represent the sky reflecting onto the windows of the building. I selected a rusty orange color for my zipper, not only because of the color compliment between blue and orange but also in order to represent the fire escapes themselves, which are usually worn down from weather and over-use.

When I began the design process I started off with a more complicated design with multiple lines and shapes that portrayed the fire escapes in a more literal format. I simplified the design into three color blocked shapes, the edge of each block represent the line in which the fire escapes flow up the buildings. Although I think that my design may come off as an uncertain and organic representation of fire escapes, it is a much simpler and cleaner version of my original design.

 

Click the link below to view the process for the project.

process-for-creative-tech-project-1

 

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