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The Demi was a collaborative project between 3 Iowa state AMD courses for a Cotton in the Curriculum grant that we received from Cotton Incorporated.
I designed the prints for the bra using Procreate and repeated it in Kaledo. I also determined all of the specs for the bra and developed prototype hangtags using Photoshop. We worked to create a brand new product for our chosen brand Cuup. We chose to create a delicate floral in an earthy palette.
I also designed the colorways for each print in Kaledo to give my team options for their final product. I used those colorways to design a mini collection of intimates, including slips and sets.
The target market research and moodboard were provided to me by my team members to guide me while I developed the design.
For this blouse design, I wanted to experiment with different prints and surface details, so I chose a batik print that had a natural split down the center between light and dark. I also wanted wide, loose sleeves and I loved the detail on this eyelet fabric.
I chose to create a simpler silhouette because I wanted the focus to be on the fabrics and colors.
Print Design
All of my prints that I use for projects are hand-drawn.
Sometimes, my inspiration is other art movements like surrealism. I used those art principles when I created my swan prints for a digital design class.
Most of the time, my inspiration comes from forecasting sites like WGSN or Vogue Runway. I typically forecast color, print, and materials to create prints for class projects.
I like to experiment with the placement and size of my motifs to create unique repeat prints.
This project is a wearable art collection centered around the question, "who decides what good fashion is?'
Often when we see something 'good', it has a favorable quality associated with it. This collection strips each piece back to the basics by only showing the initial pattern notes and placement of stitching on otherwise blank fabric.
The result is a piece that appears to be unfinished, but, while it's not practical, it is finished and wearable. The intention is to make the viewer or wearer consider their standards of what "finished" and "good" means for clothing.
Each pattern piece was digitized onto Lectra Modaris, and the print design was hand drawn using Procreate. The print was then combined with the digital pattern pieces using tools from both Illustrator and Photoshop before being printed onto cotton fabric.