Week 3 - Black meets White!

Week 3 was a really creative week, we started our Visions in Black and White project, looking at the work of Gareth Pugh in particular I looked at his work for inspiration, then in the afternoon I began to construct my garment working in paper to create the shaped shoulders which were to be the focal point of my design. I chose to start with the paper structure as this would give me the strength that I need to support the shape that I wanted. I then chose to use a black woven fabric with a little sheen. I began modelling over the paper shoulders, to begin to get the initial shape of my garment.

I took inspiration for my initial structure from the work of Alexandra Zaharova and Ilya Plotnikov, particularly they’re use of paper to create shapes that otherwise wouldn’t be obtainable in fabric.