Hello! If you are reading this then you will be experiencing my first ever blog post, I'm a newbie and am completely clueless at the moment so you will have to bare with me im afraid.
For my first post I thought I would share with you something I am doing at the moment on my course. I have taken this past year out in order to complete an art foundation diploma before I head off to university-eek! On my course I have chosen to specialise in fashion and textiles so I have had to make a lot of different fabrics and garments which I am loving! I have always wanted to make my own clothing and have definitely made a lot of disastorous attempts in the past so this course has really helped me learn the right skills and knowledge I needed.
There are three parts to my course and I have just completed part two. I decided to focus on Miss Havisham (Charles Dickens, Great Expectaions). This book was about a woman who was jilted at the altar, she slowly deteriorated in her wedding dress and after many years she eventually burned to death. I know this may seem like a strange morbid theme to use but the delicate lace materials and deteriorating textiles in the wedding dress was a very interesting topic to base my work off. I really enjoyed creating the delicate fabrics with aqua-film and bonda-web which I then distressed using a wire brush- this was very painfull if you acidentally brushed your hand though haha!
Two images of Miss Havisham that I used for inspiration
For my final garments I made a corset and an A-line skirt. I added a peticoat to the skirt and sleeves to the corset to give it a more old-fashioned, Victorian look.When my garments were complete and all put together I decided to do a photoshoot in a wood nearby my house with my lovely cousin. It was absolutely freezing but she did so well and properly got into character for me, dont you think she looks like a model?
The location was perfect for what I wanted. I love how the bridge and bare trees go soo well with my theme and blend with the bouquet of dried flowers that I added to the look.
My Miss Selfridge lace detailed shoes also went with it nicely!
I cant wait to share with you what I will be doing in part three of my course. Our final major project determines what our overall grade will be so its a pretty big deal!
Thankyou for reading,
love from Georgia
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