8th week (what I accomplished)

So this week I finished putting the liner in the blazer. Im really happy with the way it turned out and I am so excited that its finished, all I need to do now is find some buttons for the blazer. I want either black and gold or red and gold buttons that sort of match the lining, maybe I will even find some that have a bit of asian feel to them. I am also almost finished with the dress, I made it a little short so I will need to add on to it, I also need to cut the back and make it a low back dress. I don't think I will add the stingray because I don't think it looks good with the dress.

cutting the pieces for the lining of the blazer

7th Week (what I accomplished)

This week I worked on printing onto tanks and tees again. Last night I printed metallic silver ink on to a black tank and some paper. Tonight I am going to work on some more probably the white ones. Last night I also took the lining out of a blazer I bought from a thrift shop because I am going to replace the lining with chinese red and gold fabric that I bought in the city. Tonight I also want to work on my second dress for a bit. This weekend is portfolio day in the city so I have been also working on my portfolio for schools.

5th+6th week (what I accomplished)

I definitely got a lot done these past 2 weeks. I am so close to finishing the dress, I just need to stitch a few more things and it will be finished. I decided to add a lining in the dress using the same fabric which was so difficult, I basically had to make the same dress twice. The fabric I am using with the dress isnt the best, it isnt real silk so it is even harder to work with than regular silk because it is so slippery. Last week I went to the city with my mom and bought some more fabric for my next dresses that I will design. I bought REAL black and a very dark gray silk. I also bought some chinese silk that is red with some gold detailing. I want to use that as a lining inside of a black blazer that I have from a thrift store. I figured out my next 2 designs and I am very excited to start those. I have sketched both of them out and I feel like they will be really nice. I also bought some stingray skin for one of the dresses, I will probably use it on the front of the dress which should be interesting.

Meeting with Outside Consultant

Today I met with my outside consultant, Edward Wilkerson. http://www.lafayette148.com/aboutus_designer.shtml

He is a fashion designer who used to work with my mother at Calvin Klein. We spoke for a while about how he first began, he actually had gone to Parsons The New School of Design (which is my first college choice) and told me how he and his good friend Donna Karen were both asked to leave the school which is somewhat ironic due to how successful they both are today. Edward is known for his fashion drawings, he was hired at Calvin Klein and Donna Karen to do the sketches for them. Today he showed me his technique and I was so impressed by it. He gave me some lessons and it was so helpful. I was so lucky to be able to meet with him.