Genevieve
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom C/D
Start Date
15-5-2014
End Date
15-5-2014
Keywords
Apparel Textiles and Merchandising, Student Design, Fashion Design
Abstract
I wanted to create the garment to show a correlation between sophistication and a younger woman. I have been told that my style is mature for my age; therefore, I wanted to create a garment that portrayed that. By having the cranberry fabric backing the lace, it allows depth and contrast in comparison to the leather skirt. These characteristics help to define the meaning of being sophisticated and feminine while still having a Victorian yet vintage twist. Process: The process to create this two-piece garment started with an inspiration of linen and lace, which is my favorite texture and style of clothing. I have also learned numerous different dying techniques so I wanted to incorporate those into my designs as well. By using coffee and tea, I could dye my lace to give it a vintage look and portray a softer and more elegant color scheme. When it came to the skirt, I wanted to keep it simple yet intriguing, by using pleather, depth is added to create flow and femininity. The quarter sleeve crop-top mixed with the pleather a-line skirt puts a modern spin on a Victorian influenced garment. Techniques: draping, patternmaking, hand stitching, and fabric dying. Materials: 100-percent organic white cotton, 100-percent organic cranberry died cotton, pleather with a cotton backing, invisible zipper, hook and eye, 100-percent cotton thread.
For her design, Krissy Knutz received the Fashion Show Best Design Award for 2014.
Recommended Citation
Knutz, Krissy, "Genevieve" (2014). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 72.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2014/posters/72
Poster Number
52
Additional Mentoring Department
Family and Consumer Sciences
Genevieve
SURC Ballroom C/D
I wanted to create the garment to show a correlation between sophistication and a younger woman. I have been told that my style is mature for my age; therefore, I wanted to create a garment that portrayed that. By having the cranberry fabric backing the lace, it allows depth and contrast in comparison to the leather skirt. These characteristics help to define the meaning of being sophisticated and feminine while still having a Victorian yet vintage twist. Process: The process to create this two-piece garment started with an inspiration of linen and lace, which is my favorite texture and style of clothing. I have also learned numerous different dying techniques so I wanted to incorporate those into my designs as well. By using coffee and tea, I could dye my lace to give it a vintage look and portray a softer and more elegant color scheme. When it came to the skirt, I wanted to keep it simple yet intriguing, by using pleather, depth is added to create flow and femininity. The quarter sleeve crop-top mixed with the pleather a-line skirt puts a modern spin on a Victorian influenced garment. Techniques: draping, patternmaking, hand stitching, and fabric dying. Materials: 100-percent organic white cotton, 100-percent organic cranberry died cotton, pleather with a cotton backing, invisible zipper, hook and eye, 100-percent cotton thread.
For her design, Krissy Knutz received the Fashion Show Best Design Award for 2014.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Eklund, Andrea