Inspiring Sandra Buckland

I'm still being inspired by knitwear and constantly researching knitwear designers. The most engaging designer I've found so far is quite new Sandra Buckland. Her designs have fantasy, sculptural elements.
Buckland's designs are inspiring to me because this is the level I aspire to be at with my work.
Also after seeing the Atsuko Tanaka exhibition at the Ikon last month I've been interested in knitwear, especially knitwear with sculptural elements. I've been working on some illustrations
to try and illustrate my ideas but I'm not completely happy with the shapes.

Here is the link to her website.
http://www.sandrabacklund.com/

fashion illustration

After seeing Atsuko Tanaka's retrospective exhibition at the Ikon Gallery I felt so inspired, and consumed with the need to pay homage to Tanaka's work. That evening I though of practising my illustration skills by using her large paintings as inspiration. In the post I did about the exhibition I spoke about interpreting her work by using wool and wool pom pom balls.

This is the idea I had in mind represented in the first two raw illustrations I did that evening after seeing the exhibition.

Now it's been a few days I'll try and draw more illustrations in this style but perhaps try a few different styles, Im not sure what the results will be...

Inspiration 4: Justin Hollar for Nylon Mexico Sky Shoot

Images from: Fashion Gone Rogue via Bloglovin

Inspiration 3: Yulia Kharlapanova by Johan Sandberg for Marie Claire Italia June 2011

I've been drawn to clean-cut, minimal fashion recently.
I think it's a style I would like to explore in my own work.
Maybe keep the shape and design minimal but the print I produce,
will create an illusion on the body that follows the simple shape of the garment.
I think the simple shapes of these garments below work so well, my favourite is the second photo. The cut is fantastic and fits very well.

Images from: Fashion Gone Rogue via Bloglovin

Inspiration 2: Jac Jagaciak by Zuza Krajewska & Bartek Wieczorek for Fashion Poland

Fashion Poland- summer issue.
Fashion tackling environmental issue for cleaner energy in Poland.
The garments in the photographs are bursting with energy, striking and really
draws you in to the message at heart.

Images from: Fashion Gone Rogue via Bloglovin

Inspiration 1: Lisanne de Jong by Viviane Sassen for Dazed & Confused July 2011

This shoot is so inspirational for the colourful hippie inside me.
The location for this shoot complements the garments so well.
The model really works these garments to make the look like flowers
in bloom.

Images found on: Fashion Gone Rogue via Bloglovin

There's something about Mary...Katranzou

Back to lookbook

This summer I've been doing a lot of shopping and I now have a strong idea of my personal style and my confidence with my style has just grown. I now know what looks good on me and what I like to wear. I enjoy buying clothes that are trendy but I want clothes that have a certain feel. At the moment I'm really attracted to soft fabrics, floral prints, lace and knitted cardigans. So my everyday looks are moulded around these elements.

oh here is my final piece for my final major project

I don't usually model my work, when I create a garment
I always have a strong idea and image of the person I see wearing my design.
And of course for my Tribute to Heritage project I never in a million years
imagined myself modeling my designs for my project. But after some encouragement from
my fashion tutor and lack of availability of my model I had no choice but to model the garments myself.
I suppose I was a little apprehensive about modelling my own designs because I felt there would be too much ego in my motives for choosing to wear my own designs. But I suppose if I can't be comfortable in my own design, how do I expect someone else to be? So I swallowed my pride and modelled my own garments and it felt REALLY good!

Special thanks to Jade M.
for taking these lovely shots for me.
And my mother for allowing me to use
her flowers.

70s prints with heat transfer

This spring/summer there are hints of the 70s in fashion trends. I only noticed my heat transfer prints I'm currently working on really links to the 70s trends in fashion this season, when my tutor told me.
So I will use this as my inspiration and make my prints even better.

Here are some of the heat transfer prints I've done. I really like the bright contrasting colours and the chiffon gives the prints a nice soft delicate feel.

Fashion trends

Stella McCartney, Christian Dior