Fashion influence by 1920's-1930's & RAF Cosford

At the start of this project i started looking at the 1920's-1930's design and

linking them with the pictures i took from our trip to RAF Cosford & also

combining my research of art deco.i was heavily influenced by the shapes

and how they could link to one another.

As i had further research i started focusing more on the 1930's when women

wear became more feminine and elegant and when bias cutting and short skirts

were becoming more popular.

i was getting interested by the sharp edges and symmetrical shape

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which was inspired by the raf cosford planes and also the prints in

art Deco I started designing using collage

In the meanwhile i also looked at designers and their fabric

manipulation who were inspired by the 1920's

and 1930's Art Deco.

i reallly liked these designs because i thought they reflected the style of

the art deco 1930's i am inspired by especially because of the sharp edges

and shapes , and the collage designs were quite successfull and so i wanted

to use these and develop them further.

while developing these designs i started thinking about fabric manipulation

such as pleating and techniques and so i started to drape on the stand using calico as i

think draping is the best way i can express myself and my designs freely

i really liked the outcome of my design on drape, and thought it

was really successfull looking at the shapes of the fabric manupulation

and how this reflected my inspiration of sharp line and geomatrical

shapes in RAF Cosford, art Deco and pleats in the 1930's. So i wanted to

use this as my final design and it was time for me to start making the dress

using my final printed fabric in which the print is the design i developed

using inspiration from the pictures of RAF Cosford as well as art deco prints

My final garment

I do really like my final design as well being inspired by the 1930's designs, adding

the details inspired by the Art deco and RAF Cosford gave a quirky modern edge to

my design. Althought i liked and enjoyed this project i would have liked to gone a bit further

looking and having a deeper and wider research on the 1930's and their fabric manipulation

Sinse my sister was so enthusiastic to try on and model for my garment,

i decided to let her have a try:)

Penny Martin SHOWstudio

An exhibition co-curated by Penny Martin, Professor of Fashion Imagery at LCF, on at Somerset House, The Strand, London WC2R 1LA, 17 September-20 December 2009.

From 17 September-20 December 2009, Somerset House, London are staging a major new exhibition by SHOWstudio.com, the award-winning fashion website led by the fashion photographer Nick Knight. The show is co-curated by Somerset House, Penny Martin, Professor of Fashion Imagery at London College of Fashion and Alistair O'Neill, Senior Research Fellow at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.the exhibition will bring SHOWstudio.com to Somerset House with a programme of live events, transforming the Embankment Galleries and allowing visitors to get inside the world of fashion.

'Edith & Ella '

Edith & Ella is a local designer lebel for Denmark.

Edith & Ella was started by designer Line Markvardsen

(born on 1974) in 2004. The label was named after

her two grand mothers,Edith Moller and EllaMarkvardsen.

Their signature style is quite casual but yet faminine

style. The Edith & Ella is still a small label which is why

it not found everywhere, and a label that likes to keep

itself quite exclusive.

Future Fashion Now: New Design from the Royal College of Art

I went to visit an exibition in London in the Victoria and Albert Museum which has the new designs from the Royal College of art currently in display

the display shows work by 2008 fashion graduates, many of whom already work for well known fashoin houses. it reveals aspects of the students design process, the research, developement and technical skills.

I really liked some of the designs which were bold and inspirationa

Interview with Kay Boys

Kay Boyce has trained in formal ballet and contemporary dance; she had well developed ideas of female movement and thus produce highly detailed pastels and pencil drawings of women and their movements. I love Kay Boyce because she adds a soft style to her paintings by adding Victorian clothes and antiques.

I had a chance to interview her and she was able to answer a few of my question.

q. When and how did you start painting?

ans-I began painting when I was a young girl, drawing on rolls of wallpaper. My first ever picture was a painting by numbers of two kittens.

q. Do u have any artist who inspire you?

ans-I have studied artists such as Rubens, Alma Tadama, Degas, and other old masters, looking at the way they paint skin and material.My first commision was while I was at College, to paint a portrait, and after leaving College, working on murals and advertising work.

q. where do you get your ideas and inspiration from?

ans-My ideas are from within, having been a dancer, (which I still like to do) I am inspiredby the form and stance of the female form. I am always looking and thinking about images.

q. Do you have any favourite among your work so far?

ans- I have just completed a piece of work, which is a still life of ballet shoes, which I greatly enjoyed, but I don`t really have a favourite.My biggest achievement has been to have the recognition of my work, I never thought I would be one of the top selling female figure artists in the UK.

q. What kind of media do you use on your work?

ans- I start my pictures by working on the skin tone first.I use mixed media, pastel , gouache, coloured pencils, and also watercolour, but my technique has been worked on over the last twenty years.

q. Are there any meaning behind your work?

ans- There is no deep meaning to my work, I just love costume and material. I have not been influenced by any specific event to enhance my work, just dance and that I feel a woman should be as elegant as she can.I have a studio at home, in the Welsh hills where I work.I would describe my work as being detailed and feminine.

q. Are you planning to do any more work on sculpture?

ans- There is no plan at the moment to work on another sculpure.,i but have not worked on exhibtions over the last 10 years as I have had a long waiting list for my work, so it has been hard to get a collection of work together to exhibit, but will be doing more.I am waiting to carry on with an oil painting which I am very excited about, and is my new direction.Douglas Hoffman is an artist I greatly admire.

'StReet StyLe'

These are the pictures i took while walking around city centre

in birmingham looking at people and their different style in clothings.

'Travelling 7 stops'

I took some pictures while travelling on the bus of 7 different bus stops in London and Birmingham. First are the pictures i took of four stops in Central London.

......and then traveled three stops in birmingham on the 61 bus