Lily Moore
Fashion Design Diploma
Fashion Retail Academy
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Fashion Illustration / Genderless / Textiles - Print
My location: London, United Kingdom
Lily Moore
First Name: Lily
Last Name: Moore
University / College: Fashion Retail Academy
Course / Program: Fashion Design Diploma
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Fashion Illustration / Genderless / Textiles - Print
My Location: London, United Kingdom
About
Enjoying artistic subjects from a young age, I am a creative and imaginative individual enjoying creativity outside of my fashion studies I recently completed in London. I have always been very ambitious where I work hard to produce unique and engaging outcomes whatever the creative task at hand. My bubbly and enthusiastic nature helps with new interactions and relationships where my flair is evident in how I present myself and communicate with others. A recently-graduated fashion design student hoping to one day share my interests in design with the wider world outside of my current smaller bubble, my biggest design passion lies with tailoring. I prefer to opt for creating silhouettes that will flatter the customer however they desire whether it is to be fitted and sleek or androgynous and make a bold statement.
This mini project based on deconstructed fashion aided me to explore my true strengths with a very modern approach in mind. To commence a piece of deconstructed fashion, draping on the stand is incredibly effective for helping you see new design ideas (whether practical or not as the details come much later). I discovered many luxury fashion designers who employ a deconstructed approach for their runway looks and decided to mind map these with reference images, names/labels and illustrations on top to show that I understand where the deconstruction is occurring. Illustration and fine art being my forte with previous projects, I ensured I embedded it where possible to show my true strength. Following my basic name-dropping research, I decided to focus on a few designers that stood out to me: Rei Kawakubo's bulbous silhouettes and floral prints layered over each other; Issey Miyake's unusual silhouettes and intelligent use of line to create shape and tones to give his designs lots of character and realism even in a picture; Yohji Yamamoto's sometimes shredded garments to create a dramatic silhouette and communicate his meaning but also sharp and angular silhouettes to create a striking presence. To explore my own deconstructed garment, I took an old shirt from work that I would play around with to achieve a whole new look and different garment entirely. I got straight to draping and began using the sleeves and collar to create some new silhouettes, both on the front and back. I then partnered with one of my peers and we combined our garments (my shirt and her jacket). The silhouettes created are very contemporary and most definitely possible to see on the runway as a deconstructed piece. Following the imagery, I decided to sketch out my new silhouette using an observational approach. The left image on the 'observational sketches' slide is a 15 minute detailed pencil sketch of the back view of my final deconstructed garment, the middle a 5 minute blind contour drawing (I impressed myself with my accuracy) and the right a 5 minute non-dominant hand fashion illustration. The following slide commences my design development, creating a detailed sketch in colour, then an A3 fashion illustration, then line ups (the next slides) using a collaged silhouette approach. I was very satisfied with this project as I believe it creates variety and shows versatility in my portfolio. My application of my strength of illustration and digital collaging aids my communication of silhouette, colour and detail very effectively throughout the project.