FMP - Final Design And Toile

FMP - Week Seven - Day 3

Final Design

And Toile

Own Sketchbook Work - Final Designs

Today I finished drawing up my final designs for the Jacket, I decided that I wanted the person to most drown in the jacket from suffocation; the idea of not being able to be who you want to be; becoming tamed. the dropped shoulder express exposure; unnecessary exposure. A lack of freedom and the oversized sleeves express the feeling of worthlessness, that you can see but cannot touch the life which you urge. For me personally, I have tried my best to always keep my parents happy; to gain their trust but as a person who voices their opinion, they have taken away their trust and feel that the only way for me to live is to be controlled by them until I am married. Its not scary, that in general is just the Muslim mentality. However, like this I have become crazy and its come to the point where I can no longer voice my emotions; so this garment works as a non verbal form of communication and represents the young modern Muslims of today. 

For this piece I did want to commercialise it slightly by having the collar piece as a detachable accessory and also the thin lace choker for the shift dress. I chose to use lace quite a bit in my work because I felt like it was a delicate addiction to the harder denser picture, a reminder that no matter who we are, we are all still fragile beings. I overused the lace in the jacket collar however to enhance the idea that no matter how pretty the teachings may be, it can still come about suffocating and uncomfortable, its all about the small steps.

After completing the final designs I began to work on my toile.

Own Work - Toile

I was quite happy with this as I had a brief idea of how it would turn out and how I could possibly construct this. I am however pleased with the aesthetics and am starting to feel confident that it may work!