Working Drawings for warehouse project

 For a project I am currently doing at university I have been set the task of designing a collection of 10 outfits (we only have to make 2 garnets which can create an outfit) for the british clothing company Warehouse. Andrea the jersey designer for warehouse came in to brief us and gave us 4 trends we could choose from for SS13 to bace our collection on, these being: Masai, Binary, Flounce and NYC Grunge. 

Any one who has seen my previous work, or that knows me would of properly expected me to pick the grunge trend. I was tempted, but instead i decided to go with Masai as a means of pushing myself and my work. The dress below is one of the pieces from my collection that I will be making. 

 The main body of the dress will be made from a fine jersey with a black chiffon bodice which features stud and chain detail along the neck line and a twisted and knotted detail at the waist. 

I should be making the toile for this in the next week and will be posting pictures of the toile as well as my other work soon. :) 

Pall and bear

                      

             

Hear are just a couple of things that I got for Christmas, all are from pall and bear. 
Studded peplum dress: I love this, the dress is very figure hugging and draws you in at the waist, I just need an excuse to wear it!! Although I may just have to post a picture of me in it soon. 
Stone wash jeans with stud detailing down the side: i couldn't find a close up of the studs, so I will make a point of wearing them soon and take a picture. But the blue overlocking on the inside makes for an interesting "pop" when turning up the cuffs. Along with the stud detailing they add that little extra to the simple skinny jean. There a bit snug at the moment, but once i have burnt of the christmas fat they should fit amazingly. 
Chain detail black skinny: the simple chain detailing down the outside seam just makes these jeans for me, what else can i say? there committable, there cut beautifully and like the other jeans there that little something more than the simple skinny. I am wearing these jeans hear in my OOTD. 
Chunky knitted sweater vest : With stud detailing on the shoulders and tassels down the arm hole again this is a twist on the "classic" knitted vest, and it is defiantly along way from the vest Chandler was always wearing. 

vintage denim shirt for sale #3

so this is the replacement shirt of #1 which i am selling on etsy 

• This is a vintage denim shirt which has been re-made and re constructed for a modern fit and to be in keeping with to days "vintage grunge" fashions. 
• The shirt is alight blue denim which has been dip dyed in bleach giving a speckled effect (the colours may vary from monitor to monitor) 
• There are 7 gold spikes hanging from the collar as a design fetcher. 
• the sleeves have been removed and the hem has been cut leaving a raw fraying edge along with distressing of the fabric giving a worn in look.  
• in the style of urban outfitters renewal 

This shirt is one of a kind and is a truly unique vintage revival piece. 

the shirt is designed to be over sized but i am typically a english size 10.

so if you like it give it a cheeky look :P 

vintage denim shirt #1

 This is a denim shirt that i am selling. so I've come to the conclusion that I'm not selling this one, i want it for my self :P  but iv made one like it to sell 

so a little wile a go i brought 20 denim shirts with the intention of customizing and selling on, this is #1. as all of the shirts are mens XL i have had to take it in. 

• This is a vintage denim shirt which has been re-made and re constructed for a modern fit and to be in keeping with to days "vintage grunge" fashions. 

• The shirt is alight blue denim which has been dip dyed in bleach giving a speckled effect (the colours may vary from monitor to monitor) 

• There are 7 gold spikes hanging from the collar as a design feature. 

• the sleeves have been removed and the hem has been cut leaving a raw fraying edge along with distressing of the fabric giving a worn in look. 

• on the left breast pocket there is a "flinstones" motif with the slogan "I'm the best"

• in the style of urban outfitters renewal 

 This shirt is one of a kind and is a truly unique vintage revival piece. 

Outfit of the day: Spikes Spikes Spikes

 

So i got this beauty through the post the other day. a simple silver spiked headband. (I'm kind of obsessed with spikes at the moment.) Im wearing it with a LBD from topshop. Which i love even if it is the tinniest bit see through. It's a loose fit empire line with 3/4 sleeves. 

and paired with these beauties. My flowery Dms with pink ribbon laces. 

jeffrey campbell: my oh my.

Im kind of a bit obsessed with jeffrey campbell shoes at the moment. especially the first pair of shoes and the first pair of boots. just a shame I'm completely broke and cant afford them. but hay I'm 20 in a month 1/2. so hears hoping :P and If not some yummy shoes then maybe Il get blessed wit ha nice gift card for free people. A web sight which im completely obsesed with but to pore to buy anything from. 

Outfitts of the day: Men Don't Protect You Any More

                                      

Just a little bit of grungie style, wet look leggings: plaid shirt, and a Nirvana vest. With of corse a selection of jewelry :) 

his jeans looked better on me any way.

These are a pair of shorts i made from a pair of my ex's jeans. And sorry to disappoint you but i didn't cut them up out hatred of for closure. He completely destroyed them playing football waiting for a bus, ripping the fabric at the crotch beyond repair (i have sewn up many of his jeans countless times) and i got them for scrap fabric. 

                                      

                                      

•  I started by cutting the length of the legs still keeping the shorts quite long at this stage and keeping the bottom of the legs for scrap.
• I then unpinned the waist band and belt loops and then unpinned the front back and side seams. (I kept the back yoke, pockets and zip in, basically because I'm lazy) 
• using the scrap denim i patched up the larger holes in the fabric and darned the smaller ones. 
• I then pinned and tacked the front and back pieces back together, putting them on to check fit and adjusting. 
• once i was happy with the fit i sewed the seems together using a flat welt down the center front and back, reversed lapped seam along the outer leg this left the edges exposed for a more distressed look and a kind of patchwork lapped type seem along the inside legs. 
• at this point i would have reattached the waist band and belt loops, only they went walkies, so I'm leaving that off, but it adds to the distressed effect. 

• I then cut the shorts to length and dipped in bleach. (unfortunately they turned orange not white/gray, but nether mind. 

• once rinsed and dried I continued by adding dome studs to the back pocket and the front and dripped and distressed the fabric. 

ta-da!!    

i love the outcome, now i just need to get out and wear them ;)

Lets Customize

So a little stripped for cash and slightly bored I decided to get some shorts cheep off ebay, I got this pair for £3 including p+p. I changed the fit, cut the length, distressed them and added studs. the shorts are now back on ebay with one day left to go. 

I'll post later on how i did it all, but for now, hear are some more pictures. enjoy <3