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A few weeks ago, I went to an exhibition about Japanese Fashion at Barbican Art Gallery.
It was strange feeling because I am Japanese but I had not known about any of them well.
When I was in Japan, I was not interested in fashion at all.
So my fashion study is purely made in Britain.

I watched and sketched them a lot.
Even their designs were fresh for me but I felt something familiar smell.
Flatness, which is one of the Miyake's concept, is very much Japanese thinking.
Our garments are traditionally all flat. No bustle, No corset. Japanese love to remain everything natural. For example, Japanese even represents our garden like a part of mountain and river.

By the way, I put a music which you can feel Japanese thinking.
The music has 'ma' which means 'blank space'.
But actually there is certain time which synchronizes to our body and breath.

The battle of pleats.

I have been crazy for pleats since I learned about it.
Probably, everybody who sew me the moment would think I had gone mad.
But, I just, just wanted to try making pleats.
That was purely my curiosity.
And, I never mind any hard work to make my passion satisfied.
Luckily, I do not think that is hard-work at all.

Anyway, the process was like a war. I failed many times.

Garment deconstruction Extra: Nostalgia 2 [RTW]

This is my extra work.

This time also has nostalgic Victorian taste.

It was totally by coincidence that both deconstruction works were inspired by late 19th Century.

Probably that is from my resist mind to this fabric's character, masculine.

In the era, women had to be like women.

Bustle dresses, corsets, bonnets and petticoats, these kind of things are symbols for feminine.

I like to go opposite direction, perhaps, because of that.

Or, just I wanted to put beautiful nostalgic world into the real war garment.

Mixing opposite things is a two-sides blade.

One will be vivid, or the other will be gray.

I believe this garment cleared as the vivid way.

Because we can see this dress is feminine.

But at the same time, the colour and fabric suggest masculine.

Victorian dress image:

http://www.polyvore.com/victorian_dress_back_image_picture/thing?id=784670

Garment deconstruction 1: Nostalgia [RTW]

So, this is my 'garment deconstruction work.
The concept is 'comme des garcon'. It means 'Like a boy'.

My image was mixing a girl taste and boyish style.

Because that is used be a military jacket, the fabric is thick, hard, tough = masculine.

But I put girly motive as shapes like corsage, skirt and ruffle.

the style idea comes from Victorian childrenswear.

A vintage childrenwear: http://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_636.htm

Pleats making!

Create and explore something are my second nature. So I am very happy to do this kind of thing.
I have not done the big paper model but I am going to do it as a part of my final work for this module :-)
Anyway, notations are in the movie, as usual.

Pleats workshop [Presentation]

It was a great opportunity to get understanding about how to make pleats.
 I have been interested in it since I made paper pleats as an extra.
 I wanted to know how to make it with fabric, and make  different patterns.

So, now, I am doing experimentation.
 My aim is using the skill into my final piece.
 I hope it will be success. But still, no idea, as usual.


 

Garment deconstraction: Extra [Making]

I recently had realized that I do not have to up everything. I had been thinking that this blog was like a journal for my work. Probably, I will keep doing like so far because I like to show in my blog. It is much easier to show process as movies.
Anyway, this is a process movie for my extra garment deconstruction. Notations are in there.

Garment deconstruction: Extra [Development]

Creation is never ending. The point is when we stop (or be satisfied) our development. I know two ways for development. One is like this, moving and playing with material and a model (It doesn't have to be human shape) then take photos. The other is drawing or collage with our brain and concept. Both have merit and demerit. Former is easier to understand 360 in 3D but it take time longer and harder to go back to other done designs. Later is quicker and able to choose final design.
So, in this former method, the last design become naturally the final design unless we make again  with seeing photos.

Garment deconstruction 1: Making

This video shows the process of making the dress which used be a military jacket.
I used all parts of it and never cut any pieces except unpick the seams. Those two were my rules. I like to challenge in some rules because these make the process harder and more fun.
Anyway, what the most difficult thing was, the fabric was too hard to do pinning. I prickled my fingers many times...

Glue & cloth: RTW [Shell]

This is an image clip for the extra work. It includes a few photos from sewing process. I understand, there is always a long story before people see the outcome.

Glue & cloth: RTW [Amazon]

This is a mini image clip for the workshop. It is literally 'Ready To Wear'.

FOREVER21 Fashion show.

Probably this post is not relevant to creativity but it was the tutor who gave us a chance to experience a real fashion world.
It was the first time I have joined a proper fashion scene. There were many staff in the backstage. hair dressers, make up artists, models, photographers and more who I don't know the roles. We were dressers. All staff prepared and checked many many times taking a long time for only 20 minutes show. It was getting serious and serious when the show time got closer.
Changing time was super short. It made me a bit nervous but I was lucky.
Because my model was Coco. She is also Japanese, so we could get nice mood immediately.
Anyway, it was great chance for me to feel the real scene. Overall, I really enjoyed!

Observing a jacket.

This is a clip just for an observing of jacket. The notations are in the video.
I wish Iwere Sharlock Holmes.