PDF: shirt reflection

Katrina Simon

Creative Technical Studio

Genevieve Jezick

11 November 2015

          Shirt Reflection

            My shirt idea came from the drapings that I did with the deconstructed men’s shirt. I originally only draped with one shirt that I deconstructed but later found that my design would be more striking if I used another shirt/fabric, so I decided to deconstruct a second shirt that had a checkered print with coordinating colors in it. This worked out really well because it brought more life to my design. I love to work with color and prints when I am designing so it this was a great way for me to bring in that love into this project. Also, I originally did not intend for the back of the shirt to be so open and for this to be a halter top. I was going to create a normal back piece for the top and have it be a tank top, but as I draped the small pieces of fabric that came from the shirt, I really liked the shape of them and felt the shirt would be more unique if the back included these pieces somehow.

I had never created a design from draping before. Initially, I was not wild about it because I felt scared to cut the fabric into smaller pieces in worry that I might make a mistake. But now I have a whole new appreciation for it and I like it now! I will continue to use this method in the future for designing since I know it works well for me.