CRS 231 - Blog #6: Milan Fashion Week / Art or Usability

Milan Fashion Week: Mixing Art & Usability

this Milan Fashion Week proved to be as excited, new, and innovative as the years past. what stuck out the most to me the most was seeing that the designers could create art but also make that art wearable. Versace had to be my favorite. Karl Lagerfield created hearts with zippers which is an ingenious idea (shown above). Fendi went very futuristic and technologic with their collection and Dolce & Gabbana turned what you sleep in to what you wear everyday. taking pajamas to a whole new level. I think that art is the main focus in any designers mind. the art always comes first when I think of new designs. then you modify the art to make it wearable. I think that is just the fact that people have different opinions on what is wearable and what is not. everyone has a limit to what they will and will not wear. Milan Fashion Week not only shows new and exciting clothes but a canvas that the designers have painted on that shows their creativity and style.

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CRS 231 - Blog #5: Inspiration

my inspiration

inspiration, for myself, has always come from things, ideas, music, movies, or anything else that intrigues me or keeps my attention. as of late, i have been very interested in what dress will look like in the future and have been making designs that i could see 10 years from now. a lot of old cartoons have been my inspiration for these sketches. especially "The Jetsons." it's a classic cartoon but the styles within the cartoon are still futuristic and new. I also get tons of inspiration from music. music is something i listen to everyday and am constantly looking for new music to listen. I can just picture the clothes in my head when listening to the music. I also love working with non-traditional materials. I first loved designing when I participated in a project runway type thing at Catawba College, where I transferred from, here are two of my favorite pieces that took much time to make but it was all worth it in the end...