VICTORIAN DESIGN ILLUSTRATION.

Studying fashion history is one of my favorite topics at college, i find history really interesting and exploring, it never fails to amaze or inspire me. Today's fashion is a cycle from the past and that really fascinates me. In lesson we were set a task to accomplish our own fashion look on an illustration. 

I chose to challenge myself three illustrations creating my own Victorian collection. I worked from found images on the internet which really stood out to me and was in my interest. The first garment which i knew i wanted to include in my illustrations was a 'corset' the corset was a traditional item in a ladies wardrobe in the Victorian era. I took this image into my research been able to see the close up from the corset and the structure it gave to the lady.

After taking this into consideration i started two of my sketches both with corsets. I wanted to create a Victorian look which could be worn now. So the first look i used a corset followed with smart trousers adding a peplum. i also added a shaul and broach to the look making it signify smartness and upperclass.

The third illustration i also used a corset followed with a long smart blazer jacket and again some smart trousers, this look blossomed from the petticoat look in the Victorian era, where women wore peticoats and bloomers.

The image below shows the peticoat and bloomers.

My final look i wanted to go for a long flowing gown dress, based upon the Victorian dresses, i wanted to keep the aspect of the huge puffy sleeves but loose the bustle as in 2013 it isn't very suitable.

I created the caption of this dress from a present image i spotted on pintrest, i love this image i love the scenery of the photo shoot and the connotations that spark off of the image.

FINAL

Here is my final three illustrations, I'm really happy with the illustrations and the ideas that i got from the research.

SOME OF THE FAVORITES FROM THE GALLERY ON MY RESEARCH

I love the couture embellishment on this late Victorian dress, the dress itself is beautiful and connotates purity and innocence, its a beautiful design and structure.

This up to date Marie Claire shoot is one of my favorite i love the take on the checkered pants linking back to the bloomers.

Valentino sharing his Victorian inspiration from the long blowing gowns.

OBSESSION.

Clothing isn’t just fashion. Everything around us is fashion. And there’s nothing I love more than cosmetics, buying a new lipstick is like buying a new top, wearing a new foundation against an old dress makes you feel new the excitement of trying out the latest and adding it to your makeup bag. 

This was my makeup collection in August 2013.

I recently had a make over at MAC cosmetics in Meadowhall, and the workers there are insanely talented,  we got onto the big topic of how makeup makes you feel, how it changes the structure of your face and the glow when the camera flashes? Amazing.

I had a smokey eye look tied together with a big eyeliner flick.

Recently Rihanna has launched a makeup range in MAC cosmetics, and ive purchased quite a few items. I wasn't at all impressed with Riri's fashion range at River Island but she's made it up to me as a customer from her fabulous colours and tones in her makeup collection.

These were my purchases from Harvey Nichols Leeds, Mac Cosmetics concessions last week and so far I've been more than impressed!

The first thing i needed was some new foundation, I am really fussy about my foundation, my skin isn't the best and i like a full coverage! For many years i used Mac Cosmetics studio fix but i felt like i needed a change I moved onto Illamasqua and i fell in love for a while until it became too thick for my skin making it dry. This is the first time I've tried the my new mac foundation and I'm in love. It gives my skin a shine and a good full coverage. It's not thick and is a reasonable £25.

RIRI

Highlighter £16.00 (think) Eyelashes £11.00)Lipstick £17.00 (think)

My first buy was these eyelashes i usually buy 43s i think and these were the closest but more full so i thought i'd try them out. There not really suitable for day but great for night!!

My found love!!!!!!! I'm in love with this highlighter originally i wasn't going to buy this but i couldn't resist! I really recommend this!!

I love the packaging to Rihanna and the lipstick has to be my favorite in the whole collection, the chrome packaging makes me just want to buy everything!! The Riri woo seems to be a take on Mac's red 'Ruby woo'. The lipstick is really matte and stays on for a hell of a long time!! Can't ever go wrong with a red lippy!

latest

nuovo compra NEW BUYS.

My latest

So this past month I’ve gone pretty crazy on buying new clothing – I cannot control myself or my money when I see a collection that I must have!! After soaking up the sun on my holiday and returning to cold gloomy England the start of my 2013 winter wardrobe had to begin.

ITS FINALLY ARRIVED.

I couldn’t help myself. Last week searching the internet I came across a must have piece – The Fred Perry Diamond shirt. Its finally come today and I’m in love. 

I love Fred Perry styles and this is my first purchase but most definitely won't be my last. 

My main fetish for the shirt is the white collar matching with the white buttons down the center it really breaks up the madness in the diamond pattern print. 

I can’t wait to team it up with some black leather boots, tights and a black coat along with my new mustard scarf.

My favorite high streets store at the moment is Zara.

I’ve more a less spent the last two weeks buying clothing and taking some of it back and buying more. I just cant resist Zara are really on top form at the minute every time I visit which is weekly the selves and mannequins have changed – true top trenders.

The first I bought was this navy collection teamed up with the yellow mustard. I loved the combination of the two colours                                                              together and I was happy that it was a change from black.

My favorite piece out of the navy collection i bought was most definite the printed navy floral trousers. I have a huge fetish for prints no matter what garment there on - i love busyness. 

My sister studies at Leeds university so this Monday me and my mum moved her into her third house in Leeds and after we took a traditional stroll to Leeds, our favorite city nearest to home.

Of course I checked out my favorite high street store Zara and came out with more than what I should have!

I first went in to return a lace top which was a steep forty five pounds and boring black, I didn’t want it as part of my winter wardrobe and I didn’t think I’d get much wear out of it. I took a sensible role to exchange the one item for another one with four others (unexpected).

I went for a black and white monochrome style, with two jumper dresses which I love they are a easy essential to have in your winter wardrobe. Again I chose prints and these two had individual prints against each other which I liked, the colour assumes that they’re very similar. But there not. They’re both very different dresses in many ways.

My next buy was my beloved black coat, this is my favorite time of the year been able to buy a new coat and new boots. Black goes with everything and I had no choice but to buy the coat I had to. Its stylish cut and leather sleeves drawed my eye and inner fashion sense towards the coat and towards the till – sold.

My favorite against the whole of my Monday Zara buys was most definite the tartan dress. Tartan print is highly on trend it’s a must have. Tartan is working really well this winter printed on to every garment possible sold in high street and designer.

Finally my last buy which I ran back for is my mustard jacket/coat, I saw the mustard coat when I bought the navy collection at the end of last month but I couldn’t afford it. I didn’t have to make my mind up about the coat it was one of those items when you try it on an instant million thoughts come rushing through your head of what you can wear it with and when you can wear it. 

Mustard is really in this winter. Sully loves it.

past

l'anno scorso LAST YEAR

Last year was my GCSE year and  my aim was to jigsaw fashion into any of my subjects as much as I could. Taking textiles in year ten I was eager to base my art subject upon fashion.

In my final piece we were given a hand-out for our  topic ‘Journeys’.

The ‘journey’ through fashion.

I started with taking items from my own wardrobe and photographing them ready to build upon in my sketch book on primary sources. (Shoes from Zara)

My secondary resources I rooted the web for some incredible images. I took colour, style and layout into consideration and created five pages full of secondary resources.

(All images had original website link in back of sketch book)

PRIMARY RESOURCE – PHOTOGRAPHY

I styled myself from head to toe for my vintage look.

Scarf vintage-  Hermes

Long body con – Topshop

Denim skirt – Topshop

Belt- AQUA

Boots- Topshop

Throughout the whole of my art final project this was one of my favorite - I loved styling myself in a traditional vintage style. 

SOME OF MY FAVORITE SKETCHES AND FINAL PIECE

One of my favorite sketches was of the fashion icon Cara Delevingne. Starting my project I knew that she would have to be a must have in my sketch book. She is a huge icon to today’s fashion and at the age of twenty one a huge inspiration to many models and fashionistas.

My final piece grew from my primary photography vintage photos. I wanted to make the piece bright and colourful full of energy signifying a relation to fashion. I used all different kinds of techniques and materials to contrast against each other. 

My love for fashion

Il mio amore verso di moda MY LOVE TOWARDS FASHION.

My fetish in fashion never stops growing.

I remember been a really young age and the traditional Sunday visit at my Nans house would consist of me rooting through her sewing box pulling out all the threads and beads ready to embellish the hell out of anything I could get my hands on.

Secondary school was where I really started to breathe fashion. Around the age of fourteen to fifteen I was bought a sewing machine. I used it to full advantage and made a variety of garments, which became online on my Facebook and it became my weekend job - Nothing more than I enjoyed making individual pieces for others to wear and that was when I discovered my urge and inner excitement for a future career in fashion.

I worked in House Of  Fraser last year in the ladies Warehouse concessions. I loved working with the clothing brand and I was fortunate to create a mood board piece (picture below) which was sent off to Aurora’s headquarters which is most definite my favourite involvement so far in fashion.

Today- I love fashion and my wage is gone within a week on keeping up to trend. The fast paste of the latest, challenges me into what to wear in the morning and knowledge’s me on what looks good together. It’s incredible how one piece of clothing from the catwalk can stand straight on a mannequin in a high street store within the space of four to six weeks. I love designer ends and I believe what you pay for is what you receive, unfortunately at the age of sixteen it isn’t all affordable. At the age of sixteen one designer coat can cost a whole high-street outfit which is always a winner.

   
  Fashion is past presence and future.
  Embrace it.