Ideas and planning:

To get more of an idea about how to go about presenting my ideas and planning I have been looking on the internet to see how other designers have gone about this stage. Here are some relevant things I found:

‘What inspires you?'

'Anything and everything. Designers get their inspiration from all different places including: the street, magazines, books, vintage, exhibits, art, movies, the news, nature, cultures, history etc. Your inspiration comes from the elements that affect your thinking and make you feel the need to express your views or thoughts on the subject using clothing as your canvas.

How do you start designing a collection?

Different designers have different methods. I gather up magazine photos or other inspirations items and then start designing silhouettes within that theme. Then I find fabrics and trims and stir it all together and in the end you have a cohesive thematic collection.’  http://www.pamelathompson.com/pamela/designer.php


Also on http://www.flickr.com/photos/akashisko/5581464307/in/pool-945102@N20/ there are various pictures of peoples fashion collages they have made. There are also links to fashion blogs which are useful and inspiring.

'The first attempt towards designing clothes would be to get a sketchbook. Start by drawing a body or mannequin which serves as a host to the clothes you design.

Now, draw clothes on the mannequin. Once you are able to transfer the designs, which were in your mind, on paper, it's time to get a little colourful. Add colours and prints to the sketched clothes.’ http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/how-to-design-clothes-4084.html

This YouTube video shows exactly how to do fashion sketches:

From my research today I have decided I will make collages, mood boards and write brainstorms. This will help me to decide what theme my clothing range will have and how many items of clothing it will comprise of. I will then draw various sketches and then in my designing stage I can select a few sketches label them and work out exactly how I will make them. 


For my market research I will analyse the results in a few days so far 48 people have answered my survey, I will wait a little longer to see if any other people take it as well.