Week 5

Final Toile Garment.

Reflection

This brief started off with me experimenting and trying out pre-made patterns and trying my best to follow step-by-step to sew whatever garment - cleanly and streamed lined. During this process, it felt quite unfamiliar to me as I usually don't work with such restrictions, also most patterns that I would find would come with no instructions/directions on where to start/what to do next, so there were times where it was unclear and I questioned myself if I was doing this right. This then lead me to - using existing patterns and or blocks and adapting and changing it around. This was quite similar to me working on deconstructing an existing garment and up-cycling it. However, I found that changing an existing block was quite technical and challenging for me - and wasn't sure if I was going to the right direction. Which then gave me the idea of making my own patterns but through draping, which didn't really get me far either but I did have somewhat of an understanding of it - but I think I need more time to fully understand and master this technique. Towards the end, I ended up going back to using existing patterns/blocks and adapting it, but more subtly. However, during this time I had the thought of wanting to learn more of how a blazer/jacket suit is traditionally made, sewn or tailored, I thought that this could benefit me in the long run - as I had a thought of a deconstructed blazer but tailored with clean seams, stitches, and hems. But in order for me to do this, I thought I should learn the anatomy of a blazer in-depth. Although, throughout this brief I was quite focused on the collar and how I could manipulate and create silhouette in this area. I was gonna experiment with sleeves, but due to time constraints I was not able to do this. To conclude, this brief has very much taken me out of my comfort zone and has somewhat expanded my knowledge and skillset regarding with tailoring - not fully but I'd want to know more. It has also lead me to confusion throughout my experimentation process and questions that was later on answered. I regret not branching off more to other techniques I have not yet tried, but personally I was very immersed, invested, and focused on practicing and perfecting technical pattern making/cutting - I'm hoping to be able to expand this skillset in the future.