Music Idea for my Collection

The Temper Trap- 'Drum Song'

WARRIOR WOMEN

'How we exist in our day-to-day environment is often dictated by the clothes we wear.
Our urban armour steels our nerves and empowers us to be who we want to be, from warrior princess to haunting beauty'.

'Designers become anthropologists, delving into our primal past to empower and enthral fashion's modern urban dwellers'.

Photographed by Nicole Bently

Editorial from Vogue Australia June 2010

Colour Palette Investigation

Intensifying the colours inspired by the Hmong dress and textile art.

Colours that inspire, POP, evoke emotion with a hint of the Hmong inspiration.

Fun, Funky, Sexy day/streetwear women's collection.

Denim, Cotton, Rayon, Jersey, structured polyesters to pleat.

Bleached denims, structured pleats, heavily embellished and textured neck/collar features, prints of pleats, funky shibori dyeing, lazer cut work, funky perspex accessories.

Hmong textile art/costume/jewellery

Viktor & Rolf - Cutting Edge Couture

I am speechless with their Fall 2010 ready to wear collection.

It is AMAZING!

So INSPIRING!

A whole PERFORMANCE!

From this....

To this!

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2010RTW-VIKROLF

Just some ideas

The Mad Tea Party Frock

So my friend Anna http://dotdotdotwithenvy.blogspot.com/ and I came across this competition a few weeks ago 'Art U Wear' sponsored

The theme: 'Alice in Wonderland'

The theme was perfect for Anna as her final collection is inspired by the children's fairytale 'Through the Looking Glass'.

As for me...well I just love 'Alice in Wonderland' especially the new Tim Burton take on it. I have always tried to enter things I create into competitions. It is always good experience and exposure plus it is something fun to do and the prizes are always good ;-) It is also very rewarding to have your designs seen and recognised. So I immediately starting to think of the dress I made last year for womenswear and how I could add to it and interpret it as 'Alice in Wonderland' inspired. I really didn't have the time to make gloves, mini top hat fascinator and skivvy but did it anyway. It was fun to do and really happy with how it turned out. My friend Eleisha modelled it for me in the perfect setting of my friends beautiful garden.

Eleisha in 'Wonderland'


Now fingers crossed

I could really do with $3000 to help pay for my collection