Design Development
The following set of photos exhibits the main, note-worthy changes that was incorporated into the design process of the garment. Working from the commercial patterns, modifications was added in order to address the design brief. The modifications are as follows:
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Fashion Illustration of Final Garment
Fabric Swatches and Fabric Manipulation
In the medieval times, peasant wear was created from cotton and rough woolen fabrics as fabrics were not as readily available, resulting in a very expensive price tag when it comes to buying fabrics for textile items. For this garment, I have chosen to use cotton fabrics, specifically 'Bleached Calico' for its weight, hand, lack of lustre and drapery. When designing and creating this fabric, special consideration went to the societal status of the persona, as well as their life style. I felt that the use of bleached calico, as definitely a close representation of the fabrics available to peasants during the medieval times.
Bleached Calico
Bleached Calico
- Final garment was dyed with Dry Merino-K at 3%. By putting the final garment through 3 cycles of wash and a cycle within the dryer, the final garment developed some fluff, adding authenticity to the final garment
The following fabric manipulation was incorporated for its functional and aesthetic design
- 1st and 2nd photo: By removing the gathering, I was left with tons of fabric that aid with the volume and drape of the garment. To address this, removed the decorative hook and eye closure (as instructed by the commercial pattern) was replaced by the drawstring closure. This also allows the garment to be worn by a variety of body types and/or sizes.
- 3rd photo: Shows the hemming incorporated throughout the garment. This was done to add weight to the garment so that it will drape nicely over the body.
Video Clip
This is a short video clip which shows the final ensemble and the cape. It aims to analyse the functional aesthetic aspects of the design.