ANDY WARHOL-INSPIRED COLLECTION
For my Technical Illustration class, I was tasked with choosing an artist and drawing a 10-piece collection, both by hand and by using Illustrator. After conducting some research on Andy Warhol, I felt inspired by his color pallet and and his methodology.
MY PROCESS
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CREATING A MOOD BOARD
For my collection, I wanted to explore Andy Warhol's methodology of "how many times do you have to draw something until it turns into something completely different?" where my collection would slowly become more hyperbolized and accentuated with each look.
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CREATING A TREND BOARD
Cutouts, color blocking, and structure were large inspiration points for my collection. Once sketching, I decided to research 60's fashion to narrow my starting point.
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CREATING A TARGET CUSTOMER BOARD
For my target customer, they would be into 60's and 70's culture, such as fashion and music. They would also be fond of art deco in terms of aesthetics.
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CONCEPT SKETCHING
I repeatedly drew the same shift dress 50 times to develop it in different ways.
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ENSEMBLE 1
My first look serves as a baseline for the collection with a standard 60's latex shift dress.
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ENSEMBLE 2
My second look transforms the darts into cutouts, using ruching and applique to accentuate her figure.
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ENSEMBLE 3
My third look shifts placement of the applique and cutouts, still ensuring the hips are accentuated.
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ENSEMBLE 4
My fourth look once again opens the original darts, but the figure becomes so fitted that it ruches the fabric and causes the end of the pleats to explode.
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ENSEMBLE 5
My fifth look opens up the dress completely, revealing a ruched dress with completely fits and accentuates all of the model's curves.
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ENSEMBLE 6
My sixth look, once again, cuts the darts open, but plays with ruching to fit the body differently and calls attention to the model's limbs in ways the other dresses don't.
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ENSEMBLE 7
My seventh look pushes the boundaries of hyperbolizing the model's figure. It calls attention to the top and bottom of the dress, incorporating a range of geometric shapes.
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ENSEMBLE 8
My eighth look plays with turning the outfits into real clothes, as this looks like a shirt with lapels paired with a skirt. The skirt revisits the idea of becoming so fitted it splits open.
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ENSEMBLE 9
My ninth look incorporates most elements explored previously, allowing a normal dress to highlight the model's figure while exploding from becoming so hyperbolized.
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ENSEMBLE 10
My tenth look is a culmination of all its predecessors. The model's figure is accentuated both b y ruching, open darts, and large structural pieces.
FULL COLLECTION
