You will design and present 6 – 8 outfits to from the basis of a capsule collection of clothing. Your capsule collection will include:
At least one garment will need to include an element of textile manipulation or embellishment
All your design work will need to be supported by sound research based on past or current trends, other pattern designers or even clothes you already have. So all of the ideas, images and fabrics swatches you have collated so far will go towards helping you refine your design ideas.
In the first session we will go over how to make sense of all the inspiration you have collected and help you to start thinking like a designer.
If it helps you can think of the whole process like a pyramid with different layers of refinement building up to the pinnacle of your final defined design ideas.
So we start with the general inspiration you have collected and see what threads and themes we can pick out to create the basic concept for your collection – Your Why. We will go through some exercises together to help you discover this so you can add it to your Sewing Journal to help you keep your focus as you go through the design process.
The next layer of the pyramid is the palette you choose. This is all about the colours and fabrics that you are going to use to make your collection come alive. You may already have fabrics you want or use or you may feel like a shopping spree coming on.
Finally we come to style. This is where you can start to look at the shapes and details within the garments you want to make and really refine your ideas. You may want to think about the silhouettes, sleeve shapes or collar styles, particular seam details or buttons that will bring it all together.
This process will take a while and it may take a few iterations before you are happy with what you actually want to make, but that is fine. We will have other aspects of the projects to cover while you are processing your thoughts about the designs you want make.
Once you have your final design ideas you will then be able to start working on the patterns and then the actual garments. The other projects involved in the course will help support you to make informed decisions about the types of techniques and processes you can use in your garments.
You will be able to plan out your work in your Sewing Journal so you can pace yourself and enjoy the work involved.
You can print off the project brief here –
Design and Create a Capsule Wardobe 2022
This contains all the information you need along with the criteria you will be assessed against.
