Monday Meltdown to Wednesday all Worked out

So a great start to the week with my 1st major breakdown of the year. I have been stressing out a bit lately and getting frustrated with myself quite a bit. I am usually always relatively on time with all my design projects and can always see the end product when I start to design and as this is my final year collection, probably one of the most important times in my life as this collection will define who I am as a designer, you can imagine why I was getting a little stressed when I couldn't envisage my collection walking down the catwalk. I have been feeling like I have been getting mixed and sometimes conflicting feedback from my supervisors which has been leaving me feeling very confused, undecided and a bit stuck in the middle. So after another week of confusion I think it all just built up and exploded on Monday and Anna had to witness and listen to most of it....Thanks Anna :-)

Taking the advise of friends I went home for the day to take a break, have a bath and relax. I did go home for the day, however, I had another 2 breakdowns (1 to my boyfriend Simon and the other to Mum, who always seems to cop my meltdowns and stressful moments) ate some chocolate and designed like crazy. I finally just sat down, put everything out of my head and asked my self what I could see walking down the runway and what I wanted!

My meeting with my design supervisor went really well today. My toiles are finally working out, I have a pair of fitted jeans and my vision for my collection for my collection is finally coming together.

* Denim (bleached and dyed)

* Shibori dyeing techniques

* Prints of pleats, pleats and more pleats and patterns resulting from various dyeing techniques

* Laser cut out borders

* Sheer silk cotton over denim

* Fitted ankle length jeans

* Printed tights

* questioning of the outfits (is that a dress and jacket or just a dress?)

* Light, feminine, sexy day wear with an edge

* Dresses, jumpsuits, aprons

* Layering and mixing of outfits (dress, tights, jackets, top as a second skin)

* Accordion pleats

Take a deep breath and keep moving forward :-)