• 1. Circus

For this project we were able to set our own brief. I chose Circus as I loved the quirkiness, vintage elements and the magic atmosphere it conjures up.

I did a series of photoshoots with my wonderful friends creating characters based around different Circus acts. I had fun forming their personalities which i tried to get across in the photos, creating an attitude and emotion behind each one.

2. Costume Connaisseur business concept

I am studying Business as an A-Level and my idea is to create a costume hire business called Costume Connaisseur. The business idea is to make and rent Costumes for events and local theatres.

3. Kings and Queens

The brief was to design a piece that was associated with Kings and Queens. I researched different types of collars and Bolero jackets that included detail and embroidery. I chose a regency era Bolero jacket as my project.

This was my initial moodboard and mindmap for my Kings and Queens project

For this page I researched Vivienne Westwood and her work related to the title Kings and Queens. I was mostly inspired by her use of techniques and patterns used for her garments made, related to Kings and Queens fashion style.

After looking at Vivienne Westwood’s work I then went on to research different textile techniques I liked from her work and I made some samples, such as the layered reverse aplique.

This was my initial design sketches where I looked into different types of Victorian and Regency styled sleeves that I could incorporate in the final design of Bolero jacket, to add more punch and impact to the overall piece.

There are my final design pages where I put together all my past research and sketched my final piece that I would be making. I decided to go for large puff sleeves and use quite gothic colours with added embroidery detail and lace trims and beading.