Fashion Degree: March 2011

Tuesday 8 March 2011

Child's Play

(Source: http://www.yusu.org/ents/calendar/2011/03/08)

Fusion is York University’s annual performance for Rag, a display composed of fashion, dance, music and lighting effects. The theme for 2011- Fusion Playing Games, from childhood to casino, video games to parties, the show had it all- Barbie and Ken, Super Mario dancers, monopoly models and cyber game players, it was incredible to watch, so full of energy, and I was lucky enough to be a part of it.

'Twister', My Dress (Central)

Twister was my theme. I designed and made a dress to be shown in the Party Games section of the show along with 7 other Twister-themed dresses. This was an amazing opportunity for me as it was my design out there to be shown in a fashion show, and I got feedback that the Twister dresses in particular got really good reviews. Prior to the show, I was offered and interview in Haus magazine, where I was asked a few questions about my designing and why I wanted to get involved in Fusion:

http://hausdigital.com/2011/02/19/ross-spedding-the-future-of-fashion/

Fusion 2011 Official Website:

http://www.fusionyork.co.uk/


'Cluedo'


'Ballet Chess'

'Super Mario' Dancers

Friday 4 March 2011

As Mad as a Hatter!

"You shouldn't be asking, 'why are you wearing a hat?', What you really should be asking is why are you not?"- John Galliano

My Headpiece- Front View

Millinery- my elective for the past week. It was the first time I’d done this, (excluding a fascinator in my A Levels) so as well as learning the techniques, I wanted to go all out and design something a bit more than the average hat or headpiece.

I chose the concept of birds getting caught in barbed wire as I think the contrast between something so delicate and a raw obstacle such as the barbed wire an intruiging one. It was a follow up of my initial thoughts on man versus nature. Also, because of my diverse theme, I felt I could harness all of the skills I had learned through my millinery elective.