Chat with Mad Men's Costume Designer
This is an interesting opportunity!
Did anyone make anything they'd like to share this month? Post it up!
This is an interesting opportunity!
Did anyone make anything they'd like to share this month? Post it up!
Designer's similar too...
Needed for a school project, anyone know any designers similar to Marchesa in price and/or aesthetic? :S
thanks so much in advance!
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I've finally managed to combine my love for the internet with my love of Fashion Design! I present.... Fashion Design Fox.
http://memegenerator.net/Fashion-Design-Fox
Make some and post 'em here!
http://memegenerator.net/Fashion-Design-Fox
Make some and post 'em here!
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Uh. So. I'm planning my first photoshoot ever.
Help?
Please?
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Help?
Please?
D:
first outfit (Demo) from my final college collection
So I had just did a "photoshoot" for one of the models from my final collection at college....
You be the jugde... I'm posting pics here since some of you might want to check them out.
here's a sketch
(btw that's my bro in the pics xD)
other pics: x x x
details: x x
if anyone is interested into the conception, in short I can just tell you that the
outfit is based on mental illness :depression, schizophrenia and DID.
You be the jugde... I'm posting pics here since some of you might want to check them out.
here's a sketch
(btw that's my bro in the pics xD)
other pics: x x x
details: x x
if anyone is interested into the conception, in short I can just tell you that the
outfit is based on mental illness :depression, schizophrenia and DID.
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What was everyone's favorite looks/collections from this year's fashion week? Any least favorites? Show us pictures and share your thoughts!
Coroflot?
Hey fashion designers! I found this website through someone in my class at school. It's a networking site where you can search for design jobs and even compare salaries and stuff - but the best part is that you can upload a portfolio, browse portfolios and other people can browse yours! The only other fashion-job site I know of is http://hautenet.com but this one seems really neat! This site is http://www.coroflot.com/ Does anyone else use it? Or has anyone had any luck with these sorts of websites?
Introduction :)
Name: Carolina
Occupation: Student
Place of Work/University: I'm currently going to the Northern Virginia Community College, taking basic liberal arts classes but I'm hoping to transfer somewhere better in a year. I would really like to go to the New York Fashion Academy in Seattle, but since it's a very small school without dorms, I guess it's an impossible desire since I have no idea how I can live and get there. Besides the academy, I'm looking to transfer to either Drexel University in Philly or Otis in Los Angeles.
Favorite Fashion Designer: Naoto Hirooka, Vivienne Westwood, and Alexander McQueen. I also get inspiration from the people behind J-fashion shops like Sex Pot Revenge, Victorian Maiden, Putumayo, Atelier Pierrot, BTSSB, and others. I also like clothing styles from the 1800's up to the early 1900's, and I have an obsession with Byzantine textiles, traditional Mexican clothing, and traditional Argentine clothes (the country I'm from :) )
Care to share any of your work? Right now I only have fine arts pieces which I haven't taken photos of, sorry :( and the only things I have sewn are two shirts that I made when I was 16, which aren't very good. Whenever I get a scanner I will post some stuff that I have made to the community.
Why you want to be a designer: Well I never had the idea until I turned 16. When I was really young I used to be a tomboy and I was actually very disdainful of fashion, I had the idea in my head that everyone in the fashion industry were anorexic, stuck up people, but as I got older and dabbled in alternative fashions I realized that fashion is a very, very diverse thing. I wanted to be a comic book artist for a while, and I started realizing that when I drew my characters I would agonize and put a lot of detail into their outfits, hair styles, and the cosmetics on their face. I stopped drawing comic panels and instead would draw close ups of the characters accessories or outfits. At the same time, I started becoming involved in activism and DIY ethics which prompted me to learn how to sew and make things by hand. I loved it, I would spend hours working on a shirt or learning a new embroidery technique, and I realized that I would be happiest if I could make clothes for people for a living. I made a shirt once for a friend who loved it, it gave me such a good feeling that I could make someone happy like that and make them feel beautiful with what they are wearing.
Comments or thoughts about fashion design: I don't have much, I pretty much said all I wanted to say with the long paragraph above :) I am very glad I got over my biased attitude, because I don't think I would have been as happy making comic books for a living (although it is a fun hobby) .
Occupation: Student
Place of Work/University: I'm currently going to the Northern Virginia Community College, taking basic liberal arts classes but I'm hoping to transfer somewhere better in a year. I would really like to go to the New York Fashion Academy in Seattle, but since it's a very small school without dorms, I guess it's an impossible desire since I have no idea how I can live and get there. Besides the academy, I'm looking to transfer to either Drexel University in Philly or Otis in Los Angeles.
Favorite Fashion Designer: Naoto Hirooka, Vivienne Westwood, and Alexander McQueen. I also get inspiration from the people behind J-fashion shops like Sex Pot Revenge, Victorian Maiden, Putumayo, Atelier Pierrot, BTSSB, and others. I also like clothing styles from the 1800's up to the early 1900's, and I have an obsession with Byzantine textiles, traditional Mexican clothing, and traditional Argentine clothes (the country I'm from :) )
Care to share any of your work? Right now I only have fine arts pieces which I haven't taken photos of, sorry :( and the only things I have sewn are two shirts that I made when I was 16, which aren't very good. Whenever I get a scanner I will post some stuff that I have made to the community.
Why you want to be a designer: Well I never had the idea until I turned 16. When I was really young I used to be a tomboy and I was actually very disdainful of fashion, I had the idea in my head that everyone in the fashion industry were anorexic, stuck up people, but as I got older and dabbled in alternative fashions I realized that fashion is a very, very diverse thing. I wanted to be a comic book artist for a while, and I started realizing that when I drew my characters I would agonize and put a lot of detail into their outfits, hair styles, and the cosmetics on their face. I stopped drawing comic panels and instead would draw close ups of the characters accessories or outfits. At the same time, I started becoming involved in activism and DIY ethics which prompted me to learn how to sew and make things by hand. I loved it, I would spend hours working on a shirt or learning a new embroidery technique, and I realized that I would be happiest if I could make clothes for people for a living. I made a shirt once for a friend who loved it, it gave me such a good feeling that I could make someone happy like that and make them feel beautiful with what they are wearing.
Comments or thoughts about fashion design: I don't have much, I pretty much said all I wanted to say with the long paragraph above :) I am very glad I got over my biased attitude, because I don't think I would have been as happy making comic books for a living (although it is a fun hobby) .
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Introduction Post
Name: Alexandra
Occupation: Web Designer for a university, professor of Fashion History at the same university
Place of Work/University: BA in Art History from a state university in NJ, MA in Arts Management from same university, MA in Fashion & Textile Studies from the Fashion Institute of Technology
Favorite Fashion Designer: Callot Souers, Madame Gres
Care to share any of your work?:
Small thumbnails of some of my projects:
Why you want to be a designer: I'm a bit different in that I don't actually 'want' to be a designer, but I definitely enjoy sewing, designing, and knitting. I enjoy teaching fashion to students, but I'm not necessarily interested in having my own line. At least, not at this point in time.
Comments or thoughts about fashion design: I absolutely love fashion/sewing, and have felt this way my entire life. I'm fairly young (mid/late 20s) and my life is "settling" down into a job and field that combines my love of fashion and the arts. This is a big step for me as it feels as if my education and hard work has brought me to what I had originally wanted to do.
In my spare time, I sew for myself, knit for myself, knit for gifts, and also do lots of embroidery. I wish I had even more time for all of these projects, but with real life and a job, it's tough.
Fashion history is super important in my every day life because it helps me understand what has already been done, and it also inspires me in my work. I want my students to understand and recognize most (if not all!) designers of the past, along with the fashionable silhouettes and beauty standards of each time period.
Occupation: Web Designer for a university, professor of Fashion History at the same university
Place of Work/University: BA in Art History from a state university in NJ, MA in Arts Management from same university, MA in Fashion & Textile Studies from the Fashion Institute of Technology
Favorite Fashion Designer: Callot Souers, Madame Gres
Care to share any of your work?:
Small thumbnails of some of my projects:
Why you want to be a designer: I'm a bit different in that I don't actually 'want' to be a designer, but I definitely enjoy sewing, designing, and knitting. I enjoy teaching fashion to students, but I'm not necessarily interested in having my own line. At least, not at this point in time.
Comments or thoughts about fashion design: I absolutely love fashion/sewing, and have felt this way my entire life. I'm fairly young (mid/late 20s) and my life is "settling" down into a job and field that combines my love of fashion and the arts. This is a big step for me as it feels as if my education and hard work has brought me to what I had originally wanted to do.
In my spare time, I sew for myself, knit for myself, knit for gifts, and also do lots of embroidery. I wish I had even more time for all of these projects, but with real life and a job, it's tough.
Fashion history is super important in my every day life because it helps me understand what has already been done, and it also inspires me in my work. I want my students to understand and recognize most (if not all!) designers of the past, along with the fashionable silhouettes and beauty standards of each time period.
Hey there!
Name: Well, I'd rather not put my real name (cyber saftey, yada yada yada) but my internet alias is Icicle Streams
Age: Still in High School.
From: Australia, baby!
So... I love art. I want to do art for my final year at school, and I love clothing design. I was always interested in sewing and stuff when I was young, but last year I was part of the costume team for the School Musical (Thoroughly Modern Millie, so that means 20s fashion!) where I learnt much more about clothing construction and fashion. I met heaps of fantastic people who saw fashion as a wonderful art form, and I caught the bug. I'd love to have my own business, and right now, I design t-shirts, as well as fairly simple clothes.
It's great to find a community like this! :)
Age: Still in High School.
From: Australia, baby!
So... I love art. I want to do art for my final year at school, and I love clothing design. I was always interested in sewing and stuff when I was young, but last year I was part of the costume team for the School Musical (Thoroughly Modern Millie, so that means 20s fashion!) where I learnt much more about clothing construction and fashion. I met heaps of fantastic people who saw fashion as a wonderful art form, and I caught the bug. I'd love to have my own business, and right now, I design t-shirts, as well as fairly simple clothes.
It's great to find a community like this! :)
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