Brocade and Lace

Following the recent shape development of drapes, i decided to incorporate the idea of tea party through the fabrics as appose to through the shapes.  I feel this will lend more kindly to my design work as it will add a luxurious feel through fabric choice

Draping on Mannequin

After draping on the mannequin, creating folds, drapes and layers; i cut and layered the shapes over a figure to create new shapes ideas.  This really inspired me and lead me to look into further detail at large drapes to create impact.

Shape Development

This week we began taking ideas from collated research and producing a range of silhouette ideas.  The shapes above are all inspired from the tea cup/tea pot shape combined with simple lines to accentuate the rounder shapes.

Colour & Muse

This shows the chosen colours for my capsule collection, taken from the british heritage, punk and the rich reds and golds of luxurious tea rooms and china tea set detailing

I chose Sara Stockbridge as my muse, as she has a very versatile look, lending to classy and edgy.

Initial Ideas Developing...

This week i started bringing my ideas together.  I looked at the heavy drapes in the backdrop of the tea rooms researched, and brought this idea into fashion...

This lead me to begin initial shape development and design ideas.

Typically British

I began looking into the idea of british heritage, looking at typically british fabrics; tweeds and tartans.  In addition to both current and historical british tea party settings.

Punk Party

After looking more closely at the tea theme i began to separate the themes within my concept before combining them.  I believe this will allow me to gain a better insight and draw more inspiration from the subjects.