Surface Design

Surface Design on evening gowns or bridal gowns I was recently inspired by Michael Costello's 2017 Fall collection. He designs gowns that are bride like in this collection and does some surface design on the gowns. MC is famously known for his appliques and fabric mixing with sheer panels. in this collection, he uses all of these methods.                 Above, MC uses some appliques on portions of the gowns. He adds ruffles and lace as well.  In these gowns above, you can see the sheer panels incorporated in his designs. He also added fringe to the    first two looks.  This is the type of surface design that I'm into. I love the mixing of the knits with the sheer panels and also the applique. I'm not really interested in fabric dyeing or hand made prints. 

Final Project Idea Brainstorm For my final design, I hit a creative road block for a while. In this project, I wanted to mix fabrics and incorporate fabric manipulation in some way. The colors I am using are gold and white. Right now I have some clear vinyl that I already started with that is a bra outlined in a gold fold-over trim. The rest of my design will be a dress that goes over the bra with a pattern that I already had made. This is some of my materials that I already started my project with.  I was inspired by a Croatian fashion brand named Zigman and also by New York based fashion brand The Blonds.  Some designs by Zigman Official that i was inspired by.  This is a design by The Blonds NY that I was inspired by. 

Ja'Reah Crowder Surface Design Week 4 Surface treatment trends  5 examples of surface treatment trends  Describe the pieces post the pictures and credit the designer or collection.  You are looking for innovation or it can be traditional.  1. Laser Cuts  Sportmax S/S 2013 laser-cut pieces are made by machines  2. Embellishment Kanye West wearing a custom embellished Balmain jacket. Embellishments like this are done by hand    3. Embroidery  Gucci Embroidered jacket Spring 2017 4. Printing and Transfer  Zendaya wearing Custom Dolce & Gabbana at the 2017 Met Gala  5. Fabric Manipulation  Cardi B wearing The Blonds NY 

Ja'Reah Crowder Surface Design Week3 Fabric manipulation 1. Fagoting 2. blanket stitch  3. smocking  4. trapunto  5.  Chain Stitch