I wanted to look at other designers who have used more realistic
floral drawings with geometric shapes for inspiration. To do this I used
Pinterest.
This piece is by BCBG Max Azria Spring 2014. I really
liked this piece, I think the combination of shape and motifs work well. The
contrast of bold colors against the black works really well and looks very effective.
This is something which I want to incorporate within my designs. I also
like the contrast of sheer and block fabric this is something I will keep in
mind when picking a fabric for my design.
This is a dress from the 60s by James Galanos, once
again I love the way black has been used for the background to create a contrast
with the floral motif. Within this pattern I particularly enjoy the contrast
within the scale of the pattern which is true to the 60s. This piece also shows
a contrast in block and sheer fabrics. In this garment the sheerness of the top
is soft and delicate in comparison to the bold and brighter colors upon the
block material for the skirt. From this I am going to take the idea of scale
the contrast of materials used and the effect this can create.
I am also going to incorporate the successful aspects from my
project, these being stickers and geometric shapes; I am going to use my
favorite technique of collage to combine all these aspects together. Within Photoshop
I used this inspiration to start to develop my floral paintings; I took
inspiration from BCBG Max
Azria within the layout of my patterns. I also
experimented with using black to create a contrast against my floral paintings.
Here I have used stickers and cut out geometric shapes from my
floral paintings to add more details and color to my designs. I feel these have
been successful allowing me to add the successful aspects from my 60s project
making my floral
s more me.
Next I started to think about how the designs could work for the
context of fashion. To do this I used my shift dress view finder, I found in my
60s project this allowed me to consider placement of design.
I think that to continue to develop these ideas I need to go back
and produce some new paintings and continue to develop theme in this way I am
hopeful that I will create some exciting outcomes.
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