Detail | Mannequin Development

 

[Initial mannequin designs that inspired the toile]

[Toile]

After deciding on a plain idea for a top to focus on the details, I picked the main details I decided I liked the most. The buttons running down the garment, the detachable sleeves and the high collars with big lapels. I took into account all three of these ideas when making my toile and also some of my previous mannequin work. The angle of the seam on the previous work was a little difficult to create with more material so I opted for a more straight-line seam down the front, but kept the down facing lapel. To modernize the look, I added a lapel facing the other way on the other side. If I were to make this for a final I would increase the size of these lapels a great amount to over-emphasize them. 

The sleeve I drastically changed shape of, however I kept the two piece aspect as I thought this added something with the pleating. I switched the way round it was down and added the classical detailing of the buttons the whole way down it that was used so often within Edwardian clothing. As another modern feature I added an over-sized hood and over-sized buttons at the backhand side. This over-sized mixed with the miniature buttons gave a twist on the Edwardian detail seen so much, it placed focus on that particular detail and gave it a new lease of life. The layering; as opposed to being horizontal as seen in the Edwardian dress skirts, I switched to vertically going across the garment.