PROJECT ICELAND
Icelandic nature and architecture
I asked Liv where she would like to travel, and her answer was Iceland. So I set out on a journey I had never undertaken before and created six garments for her, inspired by Icelandic nature and architecture. This is my first capsule collection, and I feel that I captured the elements I wished to translate into something new. Read on to see more of the process; go to the bottom of the page and move upwards to track the progress of the project.
Current step: Portfolio
PORTFOLIO
A collection inspired by Icelandic nature and architecture.
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The essence of the theme is Liv, one of the most inspiring women I know and look up to.
PHOTOSHOOT
Liv, Jenny, Sigrid, Anne Marit and I went to the Opera in Oslo, and had a wonderful day, taking photos and enjoying the sun. The Opera most resembles an ice berg so naturally this was the locations of choice, since it was a bit far to go to Iceland. Check out the photos in the portfolio!
ILLUSTRATION
Technical drawings and croquis were finished
SEWING
The six garments were sewn according to the finalized patterns after the fitting of Muslin 1 and testing of designs in Muslin 2.Â
Most of the sewing was done by machine, whilst attaching lining and special details were done by hand.
MUSLIN 2
Custom base patterns for Liv:
A set of personal base patterns were drafted (pants, bodice, and skirt), using the book Patternmaking by Dennic Chunman Lo
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During the fitting we also discussed the designs and decided on certain modifications, so that I could start making the garments when I was ready.
MUSLIN 1
Miniature collection to test fabrics and pattern
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1/4 scale
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The entire collection was made in 1/4 scale, to test the concepts and styles, as well as the fabric qualities. Naturally, there are several limitations to doing this, however, this was an invaluable practice as it served as a first muslin, giving me a solid overiew of the styles of the individual garments and the composition of the collection. Some difficulties in finding solutions to possible sewing challenges were met and solved in this step.
PATTERNMAKING
The designs now finished, it was time to get to the hard work. Each design was "picked apart" and different solutions to create the wanted effect were researched in my patternmaking library. To make it easier to test several options I did this in 1/4 scale. Finally I chose the solutions I liked the most.
DESIGN
Six garments were to be sewn, and I wanted a range of different items. Matching up this list with the sketches and ideas, I selected the best ones and drew them up next to each other.
The six sketches were now chosen, and it was time for preparation for patternmaking. The sketches were redrawn to scale and technical aspects were assessed. Once I was happy with the practical aspects I moved on to patternmaking.
RESEARCH
Having decided on a topic, I looked through every corner of Pinterest of images related to Iceland. These I collected in one board. Then I chose 50 images and copied them to a new board, out of these I chose 20, then finally 10 images. These became the moodboard, that I printed and glued into the project sketchbook. Over the next time period, sketches, colour moodboard and trips to the fabric store were done.
