creative approaches to fashion

I had a full day of Creative Approaches to Fashion today, and i had a lot of fun! There was a lot of cutting and sticking involved which was really good, although i must say i think i misinterpreted what we were meant to do to begin with. We were asked to bring in an image that was photocopied ten times and make images on top of models that represented clothes. My image was more pattern based than i think it was meant to be, so halfway through the day i had to find a few more images to photocopy and make a few more illustrations than actual shapes from the images Incorporated into them, they turned out really good actually i think!

When i got home i added Indian ink to some of the images and sewed into most of them to make them a bit more interesting to look at. I also started the first page of my sketch book with research of Caroline Broadhead, this and the words 'Layers and Tears' is where i am getting most of my inspiration from for this project, she has made many different images made up of mirrors cut into swirly patterns that remind me a lot of lace, so i might so quite a few samples using lace, she also uses transparent fabrics in garments and hangs them to create soft shadows, which she then draws from. I like the idea of the transparent fabric as it could be layered up and you would be able to see what is underneath, what it is layered over the top of, like lace with its holes and 'cut out' parts.