And not to forget the bunch of other work I have to do for Disseny de Moda projects...an update on that....I have developed my concept into a fairly good Idea I think anyway, I really love it...so much so that I intend on making the garment to my size so that I can wear it when finished with the project. The project will be based around May Day celebrations in engalnd. And a particular poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) called The May Queen. It really has captured my imagination for this garment and for the whole collection that will be designed based around it. I have presented my idea to my lecturer and he likes it, so now I have less than two weeks to get the entire project done. Made dress, and designed collection of 8 looks. Oh and also a description of the base of my project. The image above is a rough sketch of my design, its not finished and mega scrappy, I know. But at least I have my design down. There will be a plain beige cotton slip underneath that I intend on hand embroidering with a floral design to represent the May Day celebrations. The colourful structure surrounding it will be a PVC weave, basically strips of PVC hand woven together like a basket. This will represent the May pole. I am trying to take an old tradition and modernise it. So far, I think it works.
