Toile Creation Continued

This is a first draft of the beginnings of a corset style, made from scratch, for the top half of my dress.

After stitching the pieces together I have marked out where the cup needs to go. Upon reflection the cups do need to be altered. I have also noticed that the measurements are slightly off at the bottom and the seperate panels do not match up to create a smooth curve.

My first attempt at making the cups. The whole toile needs to be altered slightly to make it a tighter, more tailored fit. I tried the toile on a real person and found out that the cups need to be higher and I also need to add 2cm onto the top to cover the whole bust.

 

I have altered the pattern to make it more fitted. I have also altered the cup position, added extra fabric to the top of the cups and to the bottom of the two side front panels.

Toile Creation

I have created a small scale toile using duchesse satin and several layers of net and organza to give an idea of what the layers will look like. I then decided to make a pattern and create full circles so that I can work out what size the diameter of each inner and outer circle needs to be.

I used a simple equation to work out the size of each segment to create a full scale circle template.


The layers are alternated net and organza so that it created a more stable silhouette.

















I found that by folding the net below and stitching it allowed it to stand out more. The following layers are folded and stitched below the first.











The layers need to be cut and shaped into the ball silhouette but other than that I am happy with the way the piece has turned out. In the full sized dress, there will be more layers to create an impact.









The colour will differ from the toile; I am going to use white, silver and grey net, organza and crystal organza to compliment the swan theme.

Sketchbook development

This is just a little research on designer Anh Mao, who I am currently working with at college through a work based project. This page needs a little more work.








This is a double page giving a brief history of Haute Couture, which I have highlighted with sketches, flats and close up drawings of the fabric.

This page is part of the Marchesa s/s 2011 collection. I love the laser cut techniques used in some of the garments which adds a modern twist to the lace trend which will be revived this spring/summer.












This is a work in progress page looking into the upcoming trends in spring/summer 2011. I have looked at 'sheer' and 'lace', sketching some closeup details and creating fabric samples using varying shades of organza.

My theme is Swan Lake. I am taking influences from traditional ballet costumes, the natural silhouette of a swan, and the colours and the shapes of water.

This is a small sketch in my note book of a silhouette and make up idea for my collection. I want to create an evening dress that has  aspects of a traditional ballet silhouette but with my own modern twist.