Wrap/ Unwrap: Idea Development

I decided to take design three forward and to develop it I began by creating a more in depth drawing. I then thought about materials and how I would construct the garment. I would use white bin bag to knit the jumper and black bin bag for the asymmetric skirt. The bin bag skirt would be an overlay to a simple black mini skirt underneath as the bin bag is rather see through.

I then did some idea specific research, looking at jumpers/tops that had large holes to reveal underneath. This helped me see how this idea has been explored before and also gave me an insight into what my design would look like once constructed.

Alexander Wang Fall 2012

Hiroshige Maki / Gomme A/W 1993

I then looked at how I would construct my garment in terms of pattern. The jumper will be made out of 6 pieces or 7 if I include the turtle roll neck. The front and back, side panels and sleeves will be identical and then woven together. The skirt will be made from a pattern I already own for a 'wiggle skirt'. The pattern creates a skirt that's just below the knee so I will cut pieces to my desired length. It will be made out of black fabric and will be kept very simply as it will only be an underskirt. For the bin bag overlay I will stretch out a black bin bag to create the desired texture and shape and then wrap it around the under skirt. I may sew it onto the underskirt or I may just have it tied around the waist, depending on whether I can put the bin bag material through the machine.