London Collections: Men Autumn/Winter 2015

I've been so excited for LC:M this year, more so than usual. It just feels like the hype around it isn't dying down anytime soon. I love the fact I find myself in the heart of menswear. 

I've created a few .gifs and wrote a little bit about what I've taken from the collection. If you'd like to see some previous posts from other fashion weeks, similar to this, click here.

Sibling A/W '15 

Psychedelic pinks with cobweb knits, knitted teddy bears in various hues and sizes. The Sibling show was the most exuberant amongst the crowd this season. Sibling showed an array of pink tributes to their idols: Bowie, Billy Idol, Paul Simonon, Brideshead Revisited's Sebastian Flyte. With influences evident throughout. 

Moschino A/W '15 

Moschino presented again in London, showing that London is continuing to build on it's reputation as the menswear capital of the world. This time around presenting a Jeremy Scott style winter wonderland. With block colour onesies, animal furs, sequinned numbers, printed denim and of course an overdosing of branded items.

Astrid Andersen A/W '15 

Astrid Andersen once again did what she does best, updating otherwise mundane pieces of sportswear. Andersen always manages to incorporate her beautiful logo within garments like no other, giving her younger customer what it craves. Logo mania in functional sportswear pieces. The furry numbers were especially good. 

CAD Module: Reiss/Linear Precision S/S '15

For our latest module we were instructed to complete a brief for any of three retailers. I chose to go with Reiss, the most luxury retailer of the high street selection. I thoroughly enjoyed researching Reiss and the customer and designing with that in mind whilst designing from a concept. 

Brand identity board 

Customer profile board

Concept board

Technical drawing board

Technical drawing board

 

Line ups

 

Final Presentation Board

Creative CV

Hi guys, just a quick post to share my new CV. I decided to create a creative CV in order to present myself in a more professional, coherent manner than my current CV does. Hopefully someone will snap me up with an amazing internship!

Beckleberry's Luxury Ice Cream Retailer Uniform Designs

Over the past few weeks I was set a task of researching and designing a uniform for a local ice cream retailer who now produce goods to be served on British Airway's flights as well as local cafe around the region. I completed a board of flats for the retailer. 

Beckleberry's board. 

MAKE MODULE: OVERSIZED WHITE NEOPRENE TOP WITH REFLECTIVE PERFORATED PANELS

Hi guys, apologies for the lack of blogging lately. University has kicked off in full force. Whilst I type this, two new modules are being given out. As they say, ain't no rest for the wicked! 

I wanted to share with you what I've just completed and handed in for the last module, we were set the task of draping on the stand and transferring our draped creation onto pattern paper to be manufactured into a garment. I knew quite early on I wanted to work with neoprene, which I eventually sourced from Cloth House London, a renowned fabric retailer who now have an online store, which is fabulous. 

Once I had draped on the stand and completed my toile, I had to work with the neoprene, the panels were tricky little buggers to control but once I mastered it I've become pretty proud of the finished product, I hope you lot like it too!

Back of finished product

Those tricky bloody panels!

Front of finished product (and rather distressed denim)

Illustration with final garment flats