Showstopping shoes

I love seventies platforms!  These are really bright and detailed but

the colours aren't too out there and they have a subtle glamour about them.

Unfortunately we can't have heels on the catwalk incase the models end up in casualty,

so we'll have to find an alternative.

These flipflops from Van Mildert are lovely.  They have that seventies edge with the

multi-coloured straps and heel but look casual with a neutral undertone.

I really like the hippy feel about them and if I can get something similar then I think

they'll carry the outfit completely!

It's all coming together

I've cut through the legs of the jeans and opened them out into two squares

of fabric.  It doesn't look very neat at the moment

but once I've got the measurements and cut sorted I think it'll work.

This is basically what my dress will look like.  I'm going for a grungey summer look

but keeping the sweetheart neckline to give it a softer touch. 
Now I just need to take it home and get chugging on my sewing machine.



Total Change of Plan!

Absolute disaster! I've made the shorts wrong so they don't even go over the knee!

I don't have enough of the jacket left to make another pair and to be honest I'm completely

off shorts now - they're too complicated.

So I've looked at some of my sketches and I think I might have

enough of the jeans material left to make the denim dress (far right).  I've only got a few days

to go before the deadline so I'd best get cracking!



Make it make it

The blue jeans caught my eye straight away because I really like some of the

denim outfits - like the dress on my trend board.  I'm thinking if I cut off the legs,

those pockets are great on their own.  But I need more fabric than just jeans

for a whole garment so I'm going to do something with this Indian style jacket.

Weyyy this could go wrong!!

Jeans cut into shape and measurements taken and I'm feeling a nice top could

be made.  But I think I need to be careful with the pants or this might look a bit cheap.

So I've cut the sleeves off the jacket and folded it into high waisted shorts. 
Hopefully covering the belly will tone this bad boy down a bit!



Boards

Our tutors made some boards for each of our trends to give us an idea of what we were doing and to start us off.  I'll be honest, I didn't thinks Seventies would look this good!  Current looks have kept the basics like flares, loose fits etc but turned them into modern, elegant and very cool outfits that would look fab on the catwalk and the highstreet.

My favourite board was Marc Jacobs collection.  I love the colours

and silhouettes and the bows and sashes are great detail ideas.  I also

think it's really good how each outfit is different and has a different style -

you've got dresses, pants, jackets, hats, bodysuits ........ it's brilliant!

The board below is my trend board.  I looked at the Vogue trend report and noticed

there was a lot of denim used in the outfits.  I used some of the Topshop outfits

because they're smashing and a couple of images from Very.com and the Boohoo

spread in More magazine.  I've noticed the main colours are blues and reds but never in

dull shades - always really vibrant.



Fashion Inspiration

I LOVE the bold colours, crazy prints and hundreds of mad accessories

thats come into the Seventies trend.

 Nothing says Seventies like big curly hair and OTT makeup!!

I really like Topshop's seventies-inspired collection because it shows colour and print

and has that hippie touch but doesn't look out-dated or old.  I would actually wear

some of their shirts and I love the beige platform boots!

New Project

I'm lovin this new project!
 - the brief is that we have to turn clothes given to us by the Salvation Army charity into show-stopping garments fit for the catwalk.  Our group was given the seventies trend to base our clothes on.

It's such a fab trend.. we got some right crackers of clothes!
We need to create a collection of 10 garments as a group in time for the Salvation Army charity fashion show in May and so far it's coming along pretty nice.
Nothing screams seventies fashion more than huge flares, outrageous prints and platform boots so we're all going extra large for this project!

Well well that's all for now but I'll be keeping you lot updated through the whole project.  It's honestly going to be mad!