Sunday 30 December 2012

YEAR TWO: UNIT TWO: BRITISH BUGS IN PRINTED TEXTILES


I have chosen to focus this live briefed unit on british insects and bugs. My aim is to use printed textiles techniques combined with other textiles processes to create a design for the fashion market. 
My designs should fit into the current fashion trends with embellishment and large, bold print being central. Other key elements will be colour and fabric choice. 


With J W Anderson using bold, animal orientated, repeated prints in his A/W 2012 collection for Topshop, and designers such as Louis Vuitton using bright and bold prints on the catwalk, my designs need to be in keeping with these themes.
I plan to study insects and other 'creepy crawlies' to then group together in a repetitive pattern that resembles scenery. My inspiration will come from my photographs and other sources of bugs that are common throughout England and the UK.