Moths and Megan Frau

The First project for my second year at uni is on tailoring and over the summer we had to come up with a concept. At the moment I am greatly inspired by the artist Megan Frau who combines moths birds and other animals/ insects into her portraiture creating very textural pieces which have strong links to decay. 

I have previously looked at her work for my As portraiture project to the left is one of Megan's prints were as the right is my recreation 

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Any way, so for my tailoring project I am currently planing (this will properly change over the summer)  to work the patterns and texture of the moths and birds into the lining of my jacket, bellow is a drawing of a humming bird and two moths that I am later planing on turning into a repeat pattern. 

My Work in the 1st and 2nd year fashion show

At the end of every year my university puts on a fashion show to show the work of the second years last project and to show a selection of the first years work. (I am a first year student) and all 3 of my garments got selected for the show.

The first 2 outfits were for my "capturing the market" project, were I was to design for the clothing store Warehouse under the theme Masai 

In the first outfit, I made the jacket made out of 100% silk with bleached denim pockets and panel in the back. The jacket has a relaxed feel with dropped shoulders and a rolled collar and brass buttons along the centre front.  

 the second is a maxi dress with a chiffon blouse and jersey skirt with a twisted waist. and embellished detail along the neck line

The there was a dress for my "A Cut Above" project, in which I had to design and make a dress for a chosen designer, mine being Rick Owens, This dress has a wet look lycra skirt and a waxed top. The fins across the bust line going across to the back represent the ribs with an open back and exposed zip running up the back to the shoulders.