Conclusion

Through this project I have tried to push my boundaries’ through pushing my idea’s further. It past projects I have struggled with having to narrow of a concept/theme, so for this project when I eventually set myself a concept I made it broad, giving me room to explore and research different areas of the ‘distorted reflection’ subject. This project has also put into perspective where I think my work fits in the fashion industry and who contextually I am inspired by. On reflection I would manage my time better so I would have a larger and more substantial final collection, but I feel that the final collection is very successful in the quality of the knit and within relation to my brief and subject matter of distortion. I feel like I have communicated my idea’s well from visual to practical work (knit) I think the balance of colour through my collection is very successful in that the grey doesn’t make the sample dull, as I have balanced it with highlighted areas in the shades of peaches, blue and light silver colours. I also think that my technical ability especially on the dubied knitting machines has improved greatly during this project allowing me to expand the techniques in my collection and this will also help me as I carry on through to unit X. 

Final Collection

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Collection on Mannequin

Branding Project Final Collection

This is my final collection. I feel that with the colour balance and the use of techniques it fits the Mark Fast brand but also gives it a fresh new edge – I feel I’ve put my own stamp on it. Some of my samples are unfortunately small however I think they are all successful. On reflection if I had more time I would have explored more channels of technique- made samples bigger and pushed my colour palette further. This brief has made make work with materials i.e. Lycra that I wouldn’t normally use or be comfortable with using, which has helped and influence my practice project in a positive way in that I feel I can take the ideas from the Branding Project and use them in my own project. 

Mood & Brand Awareness Boards

Brand Awareness Board

Moodboard

Branding Project

Continuing sampling for Mark Fast I have started to consider how the sample from my collection will fit on the body. This sample in particular is made to sit with the gap under the bust – the ‘mid-drift’ style. The colour in this sample I took inspiration from his spring/summer 14 collection gently adding and blending the colour in. I used Lycra to shape the gap and pull it in.

Sampling - Branding Project

On starting to sample for the Mark Fast branding project I found it difficult to use the Lycra on the domestic machine. After a few hiccups of it falling off the machine I finally mastered the use of it. However, I found that I had to cast on very wide, as the Lycra shrank back once off the machine, which caused the samples to be more time consuming. This sample in particular although effective shrank down once off the machine. The colours – particularly the added green wrapped in give a warmness to the sample. I used the casting off and on technique and E- Wrap in this sample, I think this sample is very successful – although small and I intend to use it as part of the final collection.

Branding Project Development

Taking the idea of a ‘opened and closed structure’ I have started to look at the concept of using the honeycomb structure combined with the Mark Fast ‘style’ of the use of lycra together. I also will use these initial images as a source for my colour palette.

Using the shapes and colour as inspiration I will push this forward to create a small collection on knit samples for the Mark Fast brand.

As Mark fast primarily uses the domestic knitting machine I will use it for most of my sampling but will have added input of the dubied machine as I feel with the use of lycra you get a more professional finish on the dubied.