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:)