lookbook_

click to view the look book

exhibition night_

a tad late in the day to be posting about the exhibition, but I haven't had a chance to blog since I started back at work full time! so finally..on my day off, I've got the chance to sit down, cup of tea in hand and share some photo's and news!


first off, I want to say a BIG thank you to Dorota Sztejmer from Girl Scout, who attended the exhibiton and had such lovely things to say on her blog! see link...http://www.girlscout.ie/2013/05/phresh-out-of-runway.html




girl scout shout out!

here are a couple of photos I took on the night....please excuse the terrible quality!

 

 

 

 

preparation_

Some final prep work before this evenings exhibition, come along and check it out!

 

 

 

exhibition_

exhibition

 

Fashion & Textile Graduates of Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE) are proud to present their 2013 Showcase on Thursday May 23. We would like to invite you to an evening of fashion, music and refreshments where the 12 fashion students will show their final year collections.
For those who will be unable to attend, the exhibition will be on during the day all week, with an OPENING NIGHT for FRIENDS and FAMILY on the TUESDAY evening, so there is still an opportunity to see our work.

Opening times:
Tue 21st MAY 7pm-9pm (OPENING NIGHT)
Wed 22nd MAY 10am-5pm
Thurs 23rd MAY 10am-9pm (FASHION STUDENTS SHOWCASE)
Friday 24th MAY 10am-1pm

Renowned DJ Handsome Paddy will be providing the tunes and there will be an opportunity to purchase some of the designers’ creations, not only garments but also custom made handbags and jewellery.

Please put this date in your diaries and join us for a celebratory night.


BIFE is located on Novara Avenue in Bray Co. Wicklow. Please see attached map below. There is train service going from Dublin and Greystones as well as buses 145, leaving from Heuston Station going through Dublin, every ten minutes and 184 from Greystones.

Sure, nothing can beat that lovely view from the train ☺

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Bray+Institute+Of+Further+Education+Novara+Ave%2C+Bray%2C+Co.+Wicklow%2C+Irland&aq=f&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=sv&sa=N&tab=wl

 

print_

so prep for the exhibition is underway, I thought i'd share my clothes labels with you. its a simple design, with three layers of swing tags. the first layer is on tracing paper, with the collection name, beneth that is squared paper and below that again is the garment name. each garment is named after a modernist architect and the final tag has a quote from the architect as well as a piece of their work.

tag

swing tag

architect

I also made some simple buisness cards in keeping with the design which uses the grid and courier font

card

collection

photo shoot_

aalto top + corbusier skirt

gray jacket

wright top + van der rohe trousers

 

loos dress

textures

 

sheer
 

dipped hem

 

clutch

 

fold








so here is the final collection! comment below and let me know what you think?
the final exhibition takes place on tuesday so i'll try get some photos of my exhibit prep up. I'm currently trying to make some sort of platform from timber pallets....fingers crossed it works! 

publish_

As part of the "digital image, creation and development" module, we were asked to design a magazine cover, including a two page spread. I wanted to keep the design as minimalistic as possible, using a basic font and colour scheme. I used one strong image from the photo shoot to highlight the clean, cool aesthetic of the pieces.

As of yet the magazine is not completed, but I wanted to document the process.

 

update*
here is the finished magazine.....

 

 

 

 

sneak peek_

sneak peek at the finished photo shoot taken in point village car park.

cuff_

sneak peek of more jewellery designs. this piece is made using poured plaster.

in other news, today is final photo shoot day! I'll have some photo's of my final collection up later.

collar_

so here's the finished piece! still a bit rough around the edges but hopefully my next attempt will work out better. let me know what you think and comment below!

 

 

   

 

collar casting_

designers  bergnerschmid follow the design principle that "less is more", creating wearable accessories from concrete.

"concrete stands for this clean and cool aesthetic and therefore becomes the principle of our design." 
                                                                                  bergnerschmid

inspired by their work, I wanted to create a piece of jewellery to add to my collection which would embody this design ethos. Below is a step by step guide to making a simple collar necklace.