Design Development

I created a page of initial design ideas, taking inspiration from a series of photographs which I had taken. Part of the design brief on which these designs are based is, ‘To create an innovative design which demonstrates my skills to the highest level and shows my dedication as a student. In order to use a directed source of inspiration, I will take a series of photographs, and from these take literal or figurative inspiration, creating a one-off garment or outfit to be exhibited’.

I then developed some of these design ideas further, evaluating them against my design specification in order to asses their feasibility. Through contacting Lizzi Walton, the director of Stroud International Textiles, she was able to put me in touch with a textile artist, Jo Harrison, who because me client for this project. I gained feedback from her as to my designs, and took this into account before moving on to developing a final idea.

I was also fortunate to meet and take part in a workshop with Corinne Hockley, who is part of the Studio Seven textile group. She was particularly helpful in advising me in relation to the design which I went on to create, as she made many suggestions as to whether the construction of the corset top would work, as well as modifications which I could make to improve an push my design further.