'Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you'll get...' - Forest Gump.
Vintage Myth - One off pieces are more valuable.
Heyyydeehooo guys and gals!! It has been 2 whole weeks since my last blog post!! Woooah haven't they pasted fast my dear reader chums! What a past couple of weeks it has been!! Finally got round to watching both Frozen and Tangled! BUT which one was better? I judged it on if I had to sit and watch one right now I guess it would be either. They are both sensational films and I feel I could watch them both time after time. Previously in my life I realized that I drinking knowing that I have to drive isn't my best idea as I had to spend 20 minutes outside in the freezing cold to sober up. Also that I am quite clumsy... OBJECTION MY LORD!! Quickly moving on. My fashion drawing is getting better as I can now a simple silhouette without a template which I prefer as it enables me to choose the proportions whether I am wanting to exaggerate the waist or lengthen the legs! The reason I have used the picture above as it allows you to see the different ways into which the body can shaped and the proportions that lye within it whether it be pear shaped or hourglass. What have I been doing? My working journal is taking shape but its full of miscellaneous stuffs that make no sense but I partly feel this is good and a positive thing as it doesn't follow any such pattern and allows a random flow of work that isn't expectant.
This picture is a page from my sketchbook so that you can see what I'm up to at the moment! This page is on the history knitting allowing a brief timeline to show it through the 20th century. Knitting goes back to the 3rd century but I decided to focus my attention on the 20th as it relevant towards modern history. I have put in knitting my own sample as it shows the weave within the knitting itself and shows a physical representation of what I was talking about. The decade into which I focused my attention was the 1950's as it was the height of Haute Couture and knitting. I will have to do more research into this area as it relates to my work and how the death of Haute Couture is relevant. I have knitted with carrier bags to show the ideas of disposable fashion and how it has effected Haute Couture.
This piece relates to Adam Saaks who a fashion designer/artist who takes a t-shirt, puts slits through it and then creates a series of knots to create a new structure and integrity to the material as it changes the shirts properties and how it looks revealing more skin creating a rock chick look with the strands. He is renowned for his work with Ed Hardy and the idea of cutting up his shirts, this worked for both parties as the cutting into the shirts helped represent this brand further as it symbolized the ideas of rock and his customer base. Adam Saaks is known for this and is his trademark, it still entrances me how he goes with it and creates unique one off creations from nothing but a t-shirt, a pair of scissors and his creative box. This relates to my work as it is seen as changing how a garment looks and the ideas of up-cycling rather than recycling. This starts to question where the death of haute couture sits and what the real answer is and how it can relate to my project which I will find out soon.
Overall so far I content with where my work is going, yes, my work is going a tad slower than it should be at the moment but the work will be done and sleepless nights are inevitable but I will deal with them when I come to them.
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