WEEK 15

During this week we were focused on how working in the industry looks like. The project was really quick, so we were supposed to learn how to work under pressure. New thing for me was how to define and interpret a customer profile, it was really easy but good to know how it looks in the industry. I realized that working for that kind of brands, on one hand, is easier but from another, it's not really creative and sometimes boring. This week enabled me to understand that being only a designer without real impact on the vision of the brand annoys me.

WEEK 14

This week was the continuation of the Progressive Detail Project and the week of progression reviews. At the beginning of the course, I felt quite lost, because I wasn't sure how my sketchbook should look like. While attending the workshops and learning from my mistakes I understood what I'm doing wrong and how to fix it. On self-directed study days, I was mainly developing silhouettes from the previous week and visiting the shops with materials. Then I focused on connecting the sportswear trends and garments with the historical details. It was really interesting part of my work and I was surprised how many connections I found. We've done also few workshops about technical drawings, as well as using the tape to contouring the body on the mannequin to support sportswear. It was helpful because I used this workshops to develop my silhouettes further. While looking at WGSN I found a lot of new brands and names to support my research.

PATERN CUTTING WORKSHOP 3

WEEK 13

Currently, I am working on Progressive Detail Project which contains historically detailing with fashion, as well as sportswear. The week started with the visit in the galleries such as V&A, National Gallery. We were supposed to visit Dover Street Marker and Nike to look at the clothes and be up to date with the current trends. Focused on historical details I started my further research. I have chosen the time between 1914-1924. I found a lot of interesting details, starting from pockets in I word war fatigues, to the fancy dresses worn by a rich woman. As a started point I looked at WGSN mainly at activewear and SS18 catwalk. During that week I started to understand more how the fashion industry works, and how complex it is. The connection between sportswear and high-fashion is really visible. At the beginning of the project, I thought that sportswear might be not really captivating for me, as I had incomplete knowledge about the theme.

PHOTOSHOOT