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| The bin bag dress... |
'I need to get all this done...' - Olivia Tillston
Another week has passed and you know what my dear reader
chums, it has been a mixed week, I have had my ups and downs and even felt
confused about the direction that my work should be going in. This past week I
went to another car boot sale and continued the vintage search, I came out with
a couple of pieces for University from mixers to briefcases. In terms of work I
became confused when talking with a tutor which through my off and made me
question all the work I had done so far which halted my tracks for a few days
because Dan came to the rescue. Praise the Lord for the Mr Daniel Crowe.
Sitting down with him enabled me to look through my work, reanalyse where my
work was at and can go and put me back on the tracks to what I want to deliver in
terms of communicating the final outcome of answering the question… Is Haute
Couture dying? Is it being reduced? Or is it continuing? I realized there is no
right or wrong answer to this question and is purely down to personal opinion
which needs to be backed by a final piece.
This formed crocheted bodice formed the basis for my dress
and is a form of experimentation; the bodice took me 16-18 hours to complete as
it required me to extensively crochet over a prolonged period. I am really
happy with the piece as the crochet is even but it could be more consistent and
tighter. Doing this enabled me to play around with different materials and how
they reacted to constant crochet and the speed into which I could crochet with
it. To progress my work I want to play around with other materials and
different overlaying techniques. I kept the materials and pattern the same to
deliver consistency. I found maintaining the tightness of the wool hard as I
was doing it on a mass scale and also creating a hoop the right size for the mannequin.
Overall I am extremely happy with where this is going and has gone. The dress
from the back is untidy as I have had to pull it in as it was too big and had
to be pinned to bring the crochet in to fit on the person.
This piece is the final experimentation with the crocheted
waistband and skirt. The shirt was created based on the idea of the circle
dress where you cut a circle for the waist and a circle for the skirt which
helped created a simple flow to the dress and meant that I could add pleats and
cut into the dress if I wanted. The waistband has been created and has been
done to add a statement piece and to bring the skirt together with the bodice.
As this was experimentation I have been able to look at the positives and
negatives of my work. The skirt was simple to create as it as simple as
sticking bin bags together and then cutting the circles out, however I required
a bigger space than I had to do it and I found it a struggle to get it all
stuck together and cut out. The bags flow well and could be seen to be formal
wear that could be seen as glamourized trash. The waistband could be refined
with a smaller crochet hook which would tighten the crochet. Would this work
and be viable in the time I have left? I will have to do some experimentation
to find out what works and how it is relevant towards my project. Purpose
behind the bin bags you may ask… I want to show how disposable fashion can be
brought together with high end Haute Couture.
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