Shirt for Gwen

Part of my AS course was to design and produce a shirt for a celebrity. I chose Gwen Stefani, and after researching into her style thoroughly, I came up with the design of a fairly simple pale blue shirt at the front, with a yoke and mesh cut-out at the back. I decorated the mesh with embroidery patches and sequins.



Images: top: catwalk image courtesy of Ben Rose.
bottom: my camera.

Hood Sample

For my garment technology module we have to make a collection of samples this semester, including types of sleeves, bodices, collars etc. We also have to make a research board prior to the pattern cutting session.








All work is my own, and images from my camera.

Yoho Yoho

As shown in my She's A Pirate sketchbook post, this is my final piece that I made for A level Textiles.

[Toille]


[Final product; frock coat, corseted bodice and skirt]




[On the catwalk at the London School's Fashion Show auditions]


[On the catwalk at our annual school Fashion Show]



Models: Alex Clarke & Amy Groom
All images from my camera.

Fabric Knitting

In my first year of my degree, I was required to learn to knit, from scratch, over a period of eight hours of lecturing. Having never picked up a set of knitting needles prior to this brief, it was challenging to say the least. We were required to produce fabric samples of rib, pearl, striping, intarsia, fair isle, pointelle and shaping. At the end of the six week project, we had to produce a garment front.
These are some examples of a few of my samples; striping, shaping and pointelle holes.





My final piece took over fifteen hours of knitting to produce!





I won't lie..I haven't picked up a set of knitting needles since..

All samples are my own, and images from my camera.

All the colours of the rainbow

This summer I was commissioned to design and produce eight dresses for a primary school play. The seven rainbow coloured dresses were for the seven 'saloon' girls, and the floral number for the 'dame'. I was restricted to a really tight time schedule, but managed to finish all eight over three days, ready for the performance.




Images sourced from my camera.

Studio Time

Creating the pattern for a fitted dress, then modifying it to become a strapless evening bodice. This was taken in the fashion studio last week.


Image from my camera.

Vicious

My GCSE textiles outfit themed "Punk", created from adapted pattern blocks. It features typical 'punk' tartan fabric as well as a transfer of Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols on the back of the jacket.

These photos were taken at my annual school fashion show in 2007.

Designer & Machinist: Jasmine Virtue
Model: Alex Clarke
Photography: Ben Rose