Wedding Dresses from Toilet Paper!

For our wedding dresses from toilet paper, we were told to create a wedding dress with the basic regular toilet paper! Our job was to create them as if a stranger were to come in and not notice it was made from toiler paper. We would to create this design using texture, volume, lines, and form. At the beginning we were told to write down ideas and draw our design (with our groups of 3-4), to get an idea on where to start. Next, we got together around the mannequin to start applying the paper, and folding, wrinkling, and manipulating the toilet paper. From their we started building our way up to designing and applying lines, volume, etc.

While we were in the making of our foundation, we had about a million ideas on where we wanted to go, but we just couldn't get to figure out a unique one. Our ultimate goal for the wedding dress design was to appear elegant and seductive, but yet simple. So that was basically how we got into more ideas. We knew what we wanted in the bottom, which was a small train, layered, and neatly folded. The only thing i believe we struggled the most was the top. We didn't really know what to go for and when we did, another group had already started creating that design. Which made it more difficult for us. In the end we all decided to created a 5 layered fold along the waist to the breast on each side creating a "V" and a started braided that went along the back crossed sides, creating an "X". With that design we also made it appear for the side breast to show, which completed our look. 

In the end, I learned many skills as a designer and partner. I noticed that you need to include others input because every and any idea is important. I also learned that things will never come out as expected and it might come out better or worst and you just have to embrace it and learn to fix it or not. Also, I learned that you cannot make everyone like your taste because everyone is unique. Overall, this was a very fun and creative project, that taught me many traits like communication, patience, and teamwork. 

Color in Fashion

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Color is very important in fashion. I think it's one of the most important foundation when creating an outfit or designing a garment. I personally believe that without color in an outfit there is no mood, excitement, point, nor theirs light to it etc. Color is all about how you feel throughout the day. Adding to that, color can inspire so many to make something they love and feel. For example if you're looking for an inspiration to remodel your wardrobe, you always start by planning the color, then the texture, style, designs etc. Color also determines weather you look slimmer, thicker, darker, pale, lighter, etc. When shopping for a dress, or any type of garment everyone looks for their confident color, everybody wants something they fit into that makes them look glamorous. Overall these are one of the few reasons why color is important.

Norms

Norms are standards of proper or acceptable behavior. As a community standards are a high quality to have because it creates a better working organization of any type. Adding to that, when you're working having norms makes you more professional, mature, and diligent. These characteristics are one of the few keys to functioning in any job task or group work. For example; having the norms of being respectful. You don't want to interrupt someone while they're speaking during a presentation or in any conversation. Also, having the norms of good  civil service. As a citizen you it's important to have this trait. Overall, as a an individual, you should set norms for yourself to be a better person. http://theliteracybooth.blogspot.com/2015/10/setting-norms.html

Sustainable fashion

Sustainable fashion (eco fashion)  a growing design and trend that many designers and companies are creating. The goal for sustainable fashion is to make a system that supports the use of recyclable or human impact on the environment and social responsibility items. The materials to create any type of fashion item varies. You can use, natural fibers, cellulose, protein, recycled fibers, upcycled fibers, and more. One of the designers and companies that have created sustainable styles and are well known are, SVILU, H&M, A Peace of Treaty all of this labels of created their designs with natural materials. Sustainable fashion is typically more expensive than clothing produced by conventional methods. The reason is because all the materials used are more organic and authentic. While researching sustainable fashion. I've come to find that its growing world-wide and more companies are investing into that specific area. Overall I also saw a few designers that are actually located here in the bay area, in San Francisco. I think it's amazing to actually have designers so close by us. We as student should have the opportunities to go seek for them now that we are young and have the chance to start our lives into adulthood.

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Valentino Pre-Fall 2017-2018 Full Runway Fashion Show Collection

Valentino Pre-Fall 2017-2018 Full Runway Fashion Show Collection has been shown yesterday. The runway looked amazing! The looks were absolutely beautiful, but I wouldn't refer to this collection of being Pre-Fall I see it as of a Gloomy Spring Collection. I can tell that Valentino, played with lots of garden earth tones. Many of them actually reminded me of Japan, with many blossoms, etc. I can really notice that he introduced the Japanese culture throughout this collection. Many of the gowns also looked very magistic, which I love that aspect of fashion! Others were looked very unfitted and dark, but yet floral. I think he introduced the floral pattern with dark colors to represent fall. Valentino also introduced a lot of furs and lace mix and match. I personally am not a fan of furs, but with the lace I fell in love with those two combined. Overall, I hope to see this trend of lace martial and fur combined together for this Fall Season of 2017.

Lily Collins Style

Anyone can transform themselves from a chic look to an elegant outfit. For a while now, I've noticing in every public events, for example, Golden Globes, Oscars, the Met, and in public places in general. I've seen Lily Collins with always a stunning look that fits perfectly with her body shape! I am not a huge fan of her or have no knowledge of her career, but what I am a fan of is her fashion choices. I think the media should be paying more attention to her! And who knows she might become the next icon. I can really picture her being more out there in that world! Lily belongs with the rest that are in that category. One of my all time gowns worn has to be "multicolor kaleidoscope vision at the red carpet premiere for her flick Love, Rosie at the 9th Rome Film" I love how beautiful the ombre was places through the dress and it fit perfectly with her skin color as well. Another one of my favorites has to be the gowns she wore at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party – 2015. The gown was "a sequined, semi-sheer fishnet" and she totally owned that dress. Lastly, my recent favorite one from her is the Perfect rose pink gown she wore at the 2017 Golden Globes. She wore a "pink, intricately beaded gown definitely stood out on the red carpet. Bold matte red lipstick, matching pink eye shadow, and an updo worthy of royalty completed the breathtaking look". Everything was perfectly harmonized to perfection. Overall I hope to see Collins being more recognized into the media.

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Golden Globe fashion

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Last night many great actress, singers, public figures, etc all share many great qualities, but one quality that everyone notices is their fashion! Many came with stunning fitted suits and dresses and others came with with loose, flowy dresses, at bit more comfy I would say. I love these types of events where all well known people come together for a night, I would think that they as well love it too, not only for the awards, but I also believe at times to make a statement weather it's they hairstyle, make-up, verbal, etc, but my favorite and they more known one is fashion. Fashion statements have been around since the era of probably the day television was born! I want to say I saw a statement from only 3 women in that night, Evan Rachel Wood, Octavia Spencer, and Kathryn Hahn. What I notice that all rest of the women wore gowns, except these women, all three of them work suits. I think what it inspired them was to fight the cliché of women only allowed to wear gowns, skirts, etc. I  personally love suits, many would disagree because they're sexist, but any one can wear anything they feel confident in. Fitted suits on women just bring out the shape of a women's beautiful body. Overall, I think all women should just start dissing the gowns and go for suits!

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Fashion in Flight

For more than 85 years the airlines passenger services, hostess, and flight attendant have been dressed in unique outfits to signify their role during the flight. "these often conflicting demands of singularity, diversity, and conformity have created a distinct garment type, one that has penetrated deeply into the social conscience of popular culture while providing fashion designers with remarkable challenges and creative opportunities". These outfits are very distant and eye catching, throughout the years I can see how the skirts are differently are shaped. They started with loose long skirts to now fitted at the knee skirts. For the top part of the uniform it looks slightly similar through out the year, but without looking at the years it was worn I can tell from what era it's from, from just looking at the design. They were based on "styles and trends include nurse-inspired attire, periods of military influence and austerity, the influences of Paris, New York, and Hollywood in the era of cosmopolitan glamour and the jet-set chic of the space age". I think this very interesting, who would've ever thought about bring fashion to the airline? Many designers and fashion contributed in these designs like:

• Christian Dior
• Ralph Lauren
• Jean Louis
• Adolfo
• Marc Bohan
• Yves Saint Laurent

and many more. Overall I think it's amazing to have a the exhibition here in the San Francisco Airport Commission.

Photo Credits and Site: http://www.flysfo.com/museum/exhibitions/history-airline-uniform-design-fashion-flight

New Year's Resolutions

For the year of 2017, I decided to become more productive, focused, responsible, and selfless. I believe that these attributes will make someone more successful in their daily lives. With that being said, I think I will struggle a lot to reach these goals, but with a strict mind, I know I can reach them. For this class one of my New Year's resolutions is to leave this class creating at least a gown that I've been visioning, I have yet to sketch the design, but, I do have in mind on what I want. Another New Year's resolution is try not to miss too much class time. I feel like last semester I missed too much class time, and I noticed that it impacted my grades. Also, my goal for this semester is to be participate in class discussions more. Overall, those are my New Year's Resolutions.

Where do you think designers find their inspiration? What inspires you?

From watching films, reading magazines, etc. I have found that many designers get their unique inspirations to create a garment from their own personal experiences. Although, at times I feel that designers all have a different perspective in life. For example, if  I see a tree, they see a gown that can easily be transformed. Other than that I believe that everyone is different, anyone can get an inspiration from a dream, childhood, memories, tragic events, public figures, naturalistic objects, music, new technology, makeup, etc. For me, I think I don't have the perspective of a designer yet, but I have had seen things that have transformed my vision into art. I really don't have that many inspirations other than public figures on social media. But at times, I've had ideas that look magistical and royal. And I think I get those visions from watching Disney movies and visiting Disneyland for the last past years. Another way I get inspired is from seeing my favorite artist, Lorde, I feel like at times that my wardrobe is inspired by her and as well as my hair and makeup. Overall, I feel like everyone has a different way of finding inspirations. 

Photo Credits:http://www.thegloss.com/fashion/gift-guide-fashion-designer-6/