I visited the V&A again for final inspiration, as I am a member I decided to see the Horst and the Wedding Dresses Exhibitions. I felt I got a lot from these two spaces, and they pushed my design to a higher level.
Horst
This exhibition was beautiful, the dresses were structured and his photography gave me so much inspiration on how to shoot my final garment. The elegance of his photography mixed with its modern approach brought a new twist to my Asian inspiration idea's. The beginning of his work was all black and white, with shadows and angular silhouettes, which reminded me of the striking Geisha make up inspiration to my accessory. He creates such romance to his photography, which I love but still keeps it contemporary.
The way Horst uses composition and sketchbooks was really interesting to see, his designs for his photoshoots were so similar to how I originally draw sketches, so I really engaged with his work. The rough nature of them was such a jump to the final finished product it really encouraged me to create a flawless look with my project.
His later work with vogue relates better to my idea for my final piece. The pop colours along with the modern angles of the big sunglasses and striking make up is something I hope to take to my garment. And especially include in the photography aspect. Horst helped me to visualise the garment on the human body, as opposed to just on the mannequin, a skill I needed to practice. I felt this exhibition really helped me move my piece from simply a design to a garment.
Wedding Dresses
The Wedding Dress exhibition inspired my chosen fabric for my final garment, there were two wedding dresses that really stood out for me, the indian silk gown; for it's Asian inspiration and of course colour. And an extremely simple button up wedding dress, in the most beautiful deep red with a clinched waist.
Although I am not making a dress, the detailing of the dresses gave me ideas of what to to with my final. The main inspiration I took from this exhibition was a gold head-wear by Selina Blow, I immediately thought of the Chinese triangular straw hats, I made sure to get a picture of this and sketch from it as soon as I left the exhibition so I wouldn't forget it. The structure of this hat was so interesting, but yet remained elegant, I hope to incorporate this idea into my piece somehow.
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