Can clothing become a disposable disaster?

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In the article It's the Second Dirtiest Thing in the World—And You’re Wearing It , i read that it is the second largest polluter in the world, and the first one is oil. Even though we need to wear clothes, we have a style and we want all the fashion trends fast, it sucks but it is the truth. The fashion industry can get nasty because of how it can effect the environment, in a bad way. Eileen fisher was right by saying that "it's a really nasty business ... it's a mess" like i said before it is because we always throw away clothes that we don't want. I do feel like a lot more designers should speak out more and find alternate ways to conduct business.

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How is your group's collection like a story? How do the pieces complement each other? Why would your customer's want to put themselves in the middle of your story?

The collection my group is doing is like a story because its telling the audience that you can be tough, seductive and sinister. The pieces compliment each other by having the same feel towards it, also it has the some of the same elements. I feel like our customers would want to put themselves in our story because it is a story to be told and to be confident, mysterious and seductive.

History of Fashion

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pinterest board - 1950's  my favorite clothing era is the 1950's, and you can take a look at the link for my Pinterest board. The reason i like the clothing for this era is the style. One particular style i love is the pin-up rockabilly. I know sometimes everyone hates a history lesson but i just love this era so much that maybe i should throw in some history. Princess Elizabeth became Queen 👸👑 at the age of 25 in 1951. The first Playboy Magazine was published in 1953. Rosa parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus in 1955. The civil rights movement, Dangers of the garrison state, balance of trade and more happened during this time that were social, political and economic. I feel like these events influenced the fashion during this era by making everyone feel confident and a bit more equal.

What is a mood board? How did creating a mood board help your group to define your collection?

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This mood board i'm showing you is not my groups board, but it is similar to the one we made. A mood board could be anything that you are designing, in this case we are using mood boards for fashion. The mood board for us is a collection we have in mind and the aesthetic we decided on was sinister, gothic, seductive, American horror story (AHS), and lady gaga. My groups mood board helped define our collection because we already knew what we wanted and we stuck to our theme, for most people when they create a mood board, they don't always stick to it because they grab whatever they like instead of grabbing what they need for their theme. So i feel our mood board did help us in the long run because it could have looked like this in the end.

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Honestly, i am just glad that our mood board didn't turn out to be soft and girly, and it turned out exactly how we wanted it. 

RECYCLED FASHION - Savers Trip

So, yesterday my class went on a trip to SAVERS, the reason we went there was to buy different garments as our materials and some unconventional items as props to use for our four garments that we will be making. the reason we are making four garments would be because we are having a fashion show here at my school. while my class got to go to SAVERS, we got to ask the manager some questions, the question i asked was "how much of what doesn't get sold, goes?" and i learned that 40% of the stuff gets shipped out to warehouses in LA and Pheonix, Arizona. The items we got for my groups project were a porclain doll, barbie doll, red candle, silver plater, gold rope, a book (i will not name the book for certain reasons), some lingerie for the lace, red velvet, black velvet, some clothing with mesh, cross necklaces, red leather boots, and some other stuff thats awesome and everything we got was under $150. its a good thing coming out of this would be recycling used clothes.

girls who wear boy clothes, boys who wear girl clothes

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People who say girls can't wear boy clothes and boys can't wear girl clothes are complete fools. I'm sorry for those who believe that it's wrong, but welcome to the new world because this is our generation and it is time we take a stand in what we believe and do what makes us comfortable. I am a girl and i love wearing boy clothes from time to time, and today is one of those days, in the very last photo i am wearing a guys t-shirt and i love it. It isn't wrong at all to wear the opposite sex clothes, we should be able to wear what we feel comfortable in, especially right now because we are going through an important time of our lives to prove we are all equal. I guess what i am trying to say is that we all should be helping each other instead of breaking us down. I hope from everyone reading this post you would be able to understand we are human beings that should be treated as equal and support each other.  

  

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Paco Rabanne | Fall Winter 2017/2018

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I chose to watch this fashion show because i was interested in what was to come in fall 2017/2018. A few of the garments caught my attention and i wanted to share this fashion show in particular because the garments are very interesting. Paco Rabanne is the designer and he is new to me, his style and theme caught my eyes and got me hooked. The theme i am getting from this collection is very futuristic. Personally i wouldn't try to wear the garments myself because it's not me, but his collection is very intriguing. 

Anniesa Hasibuan - A MUSLIM DESIGNER CAST ONLY IMMIGRANT MODELS IN HER RUNWAY SHOW

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Anniesa Hasibuan made her own statement by having her modelswalk the runway with hijabs, she did this to take a political stand against trump. I actually respect her decision in taking that stand for our rights as people, we are all equal as human beings and i'm also happy that it's being expressed through fashion. I'm just excited to see what will come next after this, because if anyone decides to pay attention, it's through fashion, we all wear clothes.

Dolce & Gabbana

 

Dolce & Gabbana is a luxury Italian fashion house formed by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in 1982. It became one of Italy's most successful ready-to-wear companies. If you watch this 22 minute long video, you will see the garments, and get a feel of how a catwalk should be, in my opinion i love the look that Dolce & Gabbana are going for.  They have a theme that i love for the fall winter fashion week, its just amazing. the structure of the garments are just awesome, they have a royal theme going on and i just love it.

Techniques and Struggles during my garment ensemble

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Since i have been in this class (Fashion design), i have learned new techniques and now that we are in our 2nd semester of this class we have been given a new challenge. We were to be asked to buy a pattern, fabric, and zippers or buttons for our next project, we were to make our own garment and doing so would be harder for us because we are basically on our own. This challenge was a good thing for all of us at the same time, we were able to ask our peers for help which saved us from making a mistake, but sometimes we did and that's ok because we learned from it. the struggles i came across with my garment were mostly from the thread bunching up or the straps to my garment not cooperating with me, but it was frustrating and usually when i feel myself getting flustered i would take a minute and breathe. I feel like ever since i've been in this class i have more respect for designers.

"women's wear daily"- New York Fashion Week Fall 2017 Trend: Velvet's Touch

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"Designers got the memo that velvet is the new fabric of our lives." Well i would say velvet made an impact on many girls closets because its a very popular fabric in clothing but i wouldn't say its a fabric of our lives. My opinion on velvet, its very cute and stylish but i wouldn't wear it on a daily basis in my opinion because i feel like it sticks to your body and gets ruined easily. 

Do You Worry Colleges or Employers Might Read Your Social Media Posts Someday?

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I honestly don't have anything to worry about colleges or employers looking at my social media if they ended up doing just that. The things i post are just about family selfies and the band i love, so there isn't really any worry. Let's say for example if i were somebody else who doesn't care and posted what i want like contraband, bikini selfies, ect., it would make colleges and employers think that i'm an alcoholic and druggie who over sexualizes everything, so they wouldn't hire me or accept me. Since i don't do anything like that on social media then i am okay.