FRILLS AND BOWS_
Feminine decorative elements
Oversized frills, ruffles, bows, ties
Using a feminine aspect, making it masculine- using masculine materials, increasing the scale
This was a really helpful exercise. It opened up ways in which I could begin to design my collection, thinking about typically masculine/feminine elements but putting a twist on it.
As I was looking at fashion transforming, the tying I experimented with on the back of a bodice block worked really well. The back bodice was cut up into sections, and along the seams a tie was included- 4 in total. theses could then be mixed and matched, tied up in different ways to change the overall silhouette of the garment (oversized to fitted).
The oversized ruffles were exciting, and could perhaps be inserted into a seam of a masculine garment to play on it and make it more feminine. The simple circles sewn together to create flaps was interesting. It could be made from a really solid material to give a strong structure within the garment, or using flowing fabric to add a soft touch, perhaps over a pocket or on the hemline.
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