PPP

PLAIN WHITE TEE

For our PPP brief we have to design, create, embellish a plain white t-shirt. The t-shirt has to be an expression of you. The t-shirt will be displayed in the Leeds College of Art gallery in an exhibition called "The Plain White Tees".

INSPIRATION 

IDEAS.

I love this image of Andy Warhol's skull. I would love to be able to somehow create one of these images of my own skull. How would i do it!!!?? Maybe a sketch, place an image of my face over a skull image and sketch the prominent features? Suggestions welcome!!!! I think this would look really cool as a black and white print on a plain t-shirt. 

Moustache.
Our class had an unfortunate loss after christmas, one of our classmates, Faye passed away and we thought it would be really great if we somehow dedicated this brief to Faye. My classmate came up with a brilliant idea, Faye had a tattoo of a moustache on the inside of her index finger, therefore we have decided to use the idea of the moustache and print one on the inside of every t-shirt! This would be nice as our whole class' t-shirts will have something in common, and the project will seem more sentimental and it will almost bring us all together, the t-shirts will be like one big collection. 

KARL LAGERFIELD

As PPP is a personal response, you can not get more personal than your own identity! After seeing Karls new collection on NET-A-PORTER i loved the simplicity of the large letter K and a shillouett outline of his face. I would like to use leather or PVC on my t-shirt and possibly the letter P for my name.

EXPERIMENTING & PLAYING

I have LOTS of ideas for this brief. I like the idea of using photography for my t-shirt, make-up, models and styling. I have been experimenting on some Primark £2.50 t-shirts using gaffa tape to replace leather, safety pins and a sharpie pen.....

THE MAKEUP

Edgy, bold, quirky, dominant, black. 

The makeup for the above shoot was inspired by images i found on tumblr such as.... 

As well as creating the t-shirt i want to do the whole thing! The aspect of fashion i am mostly interested in is styling, creating an image as a whole, putting everything together, hair & makeup. I dont just want to create the t-shirt, i want to do the whole look! Therefore my ideas for my final tshirt will most probably include photography. I love the idea of the bold blocks on the face, they really stand out however do not take too much attention from the t-shirt. The makeup i have used on my images almost look like it should be leather blocks. 

HAIR & MAKE-UP INSPIRATION

GOLD LEAF

TOPSHOP UNIQUE S/S12

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD S/S12

SUMMER COLOUR...

GLITTER, PINK, PASTEL COLOUR, FUN, BOLD, PAINT

SUMMER HAIR...

SHORT FRINGE, DAISY, FLOWERS, WHITE, YELLOW, GLITTER, SHEER, MESH

T-SHIRT STYLES

OVERSIZED TEE???

CREATE COLLAR???

LONDON FASHION WEEK A/W 2012

I'm mad mad busy at uni with about 10000 different briefs all running at the same time that i have to juggle between therefore i have not been able to watch as much of LFW as i would have liked! Reading week has been a week early i think it should have been this week instead so i could have geeked out online watching all the live streams! I also timed my trip to London wrong, i visited London last week with my boyfriend, and i saw all the LFW posters in shop windows. I would have LOVED to have been at LFW! However tonight i have caught up on all the shows that i have missed including, House of Holland, Mulberry, Vivienne Westwood, Nicole Farhi, Unique, Paul Smith, Matthew Williamson... the list goes on.

I defiantly have a few faves however i have fallen in love with Mary Katrantzou's collection!!! From the structures, the layers, geometric shapes, space age feel, metallics, origami like cut outs to the models geometric eye-liner and messy buns! I loved everything about the collection. The detail of the couture like dresses were influenced by everyday humdrum objects such as spoons, pencils, type writers and hangers!
Instant WOW factor.

(Currently bidding for one of her t-shirts designed for Topshop on eBay as they have all sold out!!!)

House of Holland was also another collection that i fell in love with! Simply because it is so fun, bright and colourful !! The way the colours are used send off an energetic feel... This collection has defiantly got the FUN factor!!!

                                                   

I would love to be able to afford & purchase a Mulberry yeti style coat!! Deffo a must have, even if i do have to settle for a high street version.. 

The catwalk was inspired by 'Where the Wild Things Are".

"Michelle Williams, Elizabeth Olsen and Lan Del Rey were just few of the A-listers who sent the paps into a frenzy. And after much speculation over whether Lana del Rey would perform, she happily took her seat to watch the show, and albeit we were a little disappointed she didnt sing, we were quickly distracted by one of the three new Mulberry bag family additions, named after the singer herself, the Del Rey. Launching in May, the Del Rey, like its namesake, mixes old school glamour with eclectic influences, creating a slightly sportier/doctor’s bag like version of the Bayswater." - Grazia

THE NEW MULBERRY BAG IS THE DEL REY!

"The Del Rey is a simple, chic and (as you might expect) vintagey-classic design. A simple silhouette with twin grab handles, it has the classic Mulberry postman’s lock to the side. Available from May in 'mainline' finishes (Mulberry classics like oak and black buffalo) and as part of the Autumn/Winter collection in a berry coloured black-forest soft matte (immediately above), deer brown grainy print, black soft spongy and petrol coloured tanned lambskin. The Catwalk Collection also features two new super-luxe leathers, gold large metallic snake print and ink blue sparkle croc print. " - Grazia

The MUST have!!!

TOPSHOP UNIQUE was another one of my faves, for me this collection is the most wearable, one that i will definatly be investing into! This collection is very young, fresh and edgy, i loved the oversized jackets and the long baggy dresses and jumpsuits. Very cool. PVC and leather will be making a comeback this year.. yay! I also liked the moss green colours and the textures of the fabrics used. I spotted plenty of pleats and velvet. I liked the military caps the models were wearing. 

MOST WEARABLE