fashion illustrations

These are photos of my fashion illustrations. I just used the two different poses for the figures to try and tie it all together nicely and not look too messy and all over the place. Where necessary I have shown how the jackets can be worn in a couple of different ways.

the book

For the project response report book I have been trying to use a format and look that really shows what the theme and mood of the collection of tailored jackets that I designed.
So, after playing around with a few ideas the book is made to look like an old leather passport wallet on the outside. On the inside in the background is the inside of the wallet and all of the information has been placed in a way that it looks like someone's travel documents and holiday snaps, etc sitting inside the wallet. Everything looks a little bit crumpled/used.

The contents page is like an itinerary for travel rather than an ordinary contents page and I chose to use a font that I thought went with this idea, something that looks quite typewriter-ish. Then I have the information about each jacket sitting on an airplane ticket in the same font, displaying the function and features. The technical illustrations and other written information sit on a background of a piece of paper sitting in the wallet. For the fashion illustrations I have made a separate document, that will be stuck into the book and fold out like a map. Similarly, a few photos from the photoshoot will flip out of the book, a bit like those little consatina fold out photo display things people sometimes have in their wallet.

photoshoot

Here are a few photos from the photoshoot I did yesterday with Dom. Finally finished the jacket just in time! I haven't finished editing the photos yet, so these aren't final, but I'm really happy with how they turned out. I was worried the projected image of the map wouldn't work with all the lights in the studio but I dimmed them a bit and it came up pretty clear.

photoshoot ideas

These are photos I took at home to try out some ideas for my photoshoot tomorrow. I have photos like these for each of the five cities that my jacket designs are based on travelling to, but I have just put up the ones for Paris. For each city I have a different map and different props that represent iconic things or themes from that city.

At first I thought I just wanted the maps to cover the wall and have the model standing in front, much like in the image from 'The Golden Age of Couture'. But then I started thinking about how it could be a little more interesting and stand out more as being from particular cities rather than just in front of a map. This is when I decided to use extra props, such as miniature statues of iconic things (ie. the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, etc.) as well as something to help demonstrate the functions of the jacket, as it all began with exploring the tensions between the technical/functional and the creative. I've used a mini step-ladder/stool in the photos so that the model can demonstrate how the wearer can move freely in the jacket whilst walking and even climbing stairs.

The middle image shows the props against a blank backdrop, as I am thinking about projecting the image of the map onto the scene rather than having it purely in the background. This would mean that the image would be on the model and all of the props as well as the wall behind, which I think would have an interesting effect. I'm going to try it boths ways (with the projector and with the map just in the background) and see which works the best. The things I'm concerned about with the projected image is that it might not be recognisable as a map if it is blown out too large or that it might make it too difficult to see the actual jacket itself. Hopefully it works!

The top image here is the photo of the blank background scene with a model drawn in and a map printed onto acetate layered over the top. This was to get some sort of idea of what it could look like.

photoshoot inspiration

This is a photo from the book 'The Golden Age of Couture'. The model, Mary Jane Russell, is wearing an evening dress by Christian Dior, against Turgot's 1739 map of Paris. She is also holding a folded up version of the map. I think the use of the map in the background of the picture gives it an interesting look. This idea could be taken and worked into something that would suit my travel function/theme.

lining the jacket

inside of the jacket