At the beginning of the semester, I was asked: “What is Fashion?”. I wrote it’s about style, dressing, and trend. Through this course, by breaking down and discussing different terms within the concept of fashion- style- dress, I now have a more cleared and specific definition about this complicated social and cultural practice. We choose […]
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Intro to Fashion Studies #4 – Reflection of “Exhibitionism: 50 Years of The Museum at FIT” Submit Assignment
This exhibition presented by Museum at FIT, for the purpose of celebrating 50th anniversary about this resourceful fashion museum, includes 33 of the most influential from 200 ever held exhibitions at MFIT. The curator chose 3 to 5 pieces from each passed highlighted exhibition, gathered them in the same spot decorated with its own theme. […]
Dress Practice Interview – Reflection Submit Assignment
(images of Quinn and her wardrobe) The dress practice interview conducted with my high school friend Quinn, who currently in her junior year at Bentley University in Boston, was relaxed through the whole process. We mainly talk about her idea towards her everyday styling and how she presents her subjectivity in her way of style-fashion-dress. […]
Proposal of Topic Choice
Date: 04/21/1995 Model: my mother at her age of 23 Designer: unknown This is such an unusual image to me that my mom would never dress like this. The shoulder pads and the trousers are so exaggerated that masculinity silhouette is highlighted. She lives in a city closed to HongKong and in the 1990s, the […]
Intro to Fashion Studies #2 Fashion Advertisement and Gender Portrayal
Toogood labeled as a unisex outwear clothing brand introduces creative and practical outfits for all gender and sizes. In this campaign photoshoot for their collection 006, it’s clear to see that this new social media based designer brand has a very strong voice about their products. Simplicity is throughout this whole collection. Inspired by farmers, […]
Intro to Fashion Studies #1 Christopher Breward’s Aphorisms
I chose two aphorisms in Christopher Breward’s foreword to Fashion Studies to discuss and analyze in the following. Fashion is intensely personal, in the same way that poetry is intensely personal. It is a medium through which personal stories can be told, memories re-lived and futures foretold. Like any creation of art, designers move people with […]
The Collection: Illustrations and Print Design Submit Assignment
GENDERLESS This collection is about unisex fashion. I discovered different ways of designs that could apply to both men and women. By using simple prints like stripes and checkboard on basic forms, I created a collection of pair looks, with slight changes between womenswear and menswear. final print repeating unit: Process: Part of my research’s goal […]
Is Gender-Neutral the New Ordinary?
Do you feel shocked when you spot a man with long hair or a girl with a boy-cut short hair on the street? Are trousers only for men and skirts only for girls? Walk five blocks in Manhattan city, and you will know the tags that once put on to distinguish genders are ripped off. […]
Int Studio2:Fabric Manipulation Submission & Reflection
these swatches I made are corresponding my beauty project video. They are representing different texture that I found in lives. 1 I used hand stitching to make puffs hand hollow circles to mimic the bubbles. 2 I used irregular pleating to create the texture. 3 I cut out circles and sew them together […]
Int Studio 2: Fabric Manipulation Technique & Application Post
In fashion, people always used gathering as a technique to make ruffles on garments. It is a very simple technique and people can make amazing shape in design process based on it. Here’s a video on How to gather fabrics: https://youtu.be/0VwYHenyvhs (Teach Yourself to Sew: 3 Ways to Gather) An example presents this technique wonderfully is […]