Personal Project 2: Geisha
This Project was inspired by a geisha performance I saw during my trip to Japan. My design and colours are based off Geisha’s hairstyle, makeups, kimonos and accessories.
Personal Project 1: Bent But Not Broken
This project was inspired by wearable medical devices from both the 19th century and the modern world. Clothes are like protections for wearers. I wanted to base off on this idea, and create designs that convey this advocacy. First of all, I started off with collecting extensive inspirational images for research, which […]
“Redefining Copy”
In this project, we were asked to design a new garment based on an existing garment. First I started off from choosing an already made garment with sleeves and/or collar. Then I did a rub off to transfer the pattern of each piece. In the meantime, I also conducted some research into the […]
Natural Dye for A Better Life – A Sustainable Fabric Book
In this group project, we were asked to choose one issue in the fashion industry and come up with a possible solution or action to improve it because clothing industry is the second most polluting industry in the world. Among all the processes of production, fabric dyeing is resulted to be one of […]
Clown Video – VCS1
To watch the video, click here In this project we were asked to make a video or graphic novel to show the tribe we chose. Since my tribe is creepy clown, I decided to make a video using a few props I bought – fake teeth, red nose, mask, and some birthday party supplies […]
Project 3: Shirt
In this project, we were given a chance to design a shirt without style limitations. The only requirement was to incorporate any founded materials in our new shirt to make it sustainable. We began by learning how to make a basic shirt, then varied our designed patterns from the basic ones. I wanted to use some […]
Project 2: Dress
In this project we were asked to design a dress that emphasise a human body part. The approach is to use various techniques of pattern making or creative structures instead of embellishments. I chose to make a dress with a very full mermaid tail sweep to emphasise legs. The bodice and the yoke of the […]
Ideal Body Types Throughout The History
Victorian Era – 1910s Women in Victorian Era wore tight corsets to make their waist look extremely tiny, creating an hourglass figure. They also wore long hair as a symbol of femininity. 1920s Freedom was the theme of the 1920s. Women abandoned corsets and liberated their […]
Collage with Photoshop
Museum Object: The False Mirror Rene Magritte 1928 Rough Sketch: Figure Sketch: Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Final (re-edited)
Spiked Headpiece – Candy Crush
Bristol pattern Making process 1 Making process 2 Making process 3 Final piece on me Final piece from a different angle Final piece close up 1 Final piece close up 2 Materials: Vinyl Candies Thread