Peer Review- 27th September 2016

During today's design lesson, we were given the chance to take part in 'speed dating', also known as 'peer review'. With this activity, we moved around the room talking to the next person we were facing, we had to exchange our ideas for initial designs, and also the creative problems that occurred. The first question we had to ask was 'What are your initial design ideas and how are you going to develop them?' To which I answered;

• Fabrics- The fabrics I want to use for my collection will be soft and flowing, creating movement in the garment when worn, e.g. silk, satin, organza and chiffon, to name a few. 
• Style- I want to add a modern twist on traditional pieces, for e.g. I want to create a woven top and pair them with silk high waisted wide leg trousers, preferably in a print created by myself. The style I will be working towards will be more evening wear, however not too fitted or over the top pieces, simple yet effective. 
• Shape- I want most of my shapes and silhouettes to be flowing therefore not fitted to closely to the body, however I want the pieces to be elegant and feminine, therefore this is why I want to have my garments made from soft fabrics to give shape and movement to the garments , which will accentuate a feminine figure. 
• Texture/textiles- I want to have soft and simple fabrics for my garments, however I would like these fabrics to contrast with more harsher fabrics as these would replicate the rough feeling of the grains of sand. I will also create textile fabric samples that replicate the textures created by the shapes shown through my primary images, especially looking closely at the waves from the sea, and the movement and texture this creates. 

The second question we had to ask was'What creative problems have you encountered and how are you going to solve them?'

• First of all, I have realised I haven't really done much contextual research, therefore I need to do some and keep this up to date on my blog. As I am focusing on water and how this element can cause erosion, I am interested in looking into the effects pollution has on the environment, particularly to the ocean.
• In addition, I'm not totally sure how I will be incorporating the copper and bronze colours into my designs as I haven't collected many images that reflect this idea. Therefore i will need to collect more primary images of maybe rusted objects, to bring these colours into my designs.
• Finally, I know that I want to create a collection of evening wear, however, I don't know what I want this to consist of exactly. I have one outfit I know I want to make and am confident in it, however I am unsure of the shapes of the other outfits I want to make. To solve this I will look at my primary images and look for reoccurring and interesting patterns in these, I will also look at my secondary images for inspiration too.