Walking into the first lecture for this project, I found it extremely difficult to understand the brief and was left at the extremely confused state of mind. I could not get my head around what was expected from us and what the end goal for this module would be. I felt as though the term ‘fashion space’ was a broad term and extremely vague. I struggled generating ideas as I was not aware which direction I was taking this project in. a few lectures had passed and I was still struggling and pretty much had no idea what I wanted to do and what my fashion space was going to be. Therefore, I started of by making mind maps of what I though a ‘fashion space’ was and then go onto making mood boards. This almost helped me visualize different types of fashion spaces available around us. After doing this, I branched onto the idea of producing a fashion show which would be a physically experience produced through projection of films I have captured myself. After working and experimenting this idea for quite a few days I almost felt as though it was not going anywhere and was not making progress. I felt I was not being creative enough and could not elaborate on the ideas I already formed. I have a projector in my room which I used to experiment how this idea would work in real life and its visuals planning. Going forward with this idea also meant I would have to rely on 10-15 people who I had asked to attend the show for me to execute it well and document the whole process. Having a few dropouts and arranging a date and time that works for everyone made this whole process difficult. I almost felt like I was wasting more time figuring it all out than improving and working on the project. As a result, I decided to leave this idea and move forward with another idea which I had almost as a back up plan. I wanted to use my creative skills which I have not previous used much for my new concept; textiles and sewing. I am no expert at this however, its something that grabs my interest. I had a lot of old garments this includes old bedsheets, clothes and napkins which were damaged with spillage etc. and were going to be discarded. I decided to base my new concept around those old garments and to make something out of waste. I also wanted to explore the idea of social media taking a negative toll on young people and produce something which almost takes you away from reality. I decided to make a coffee table book which was an easy ready and 90% filled with illustration. I wanted to take the consumer through my ‘perfect night in’ steps and what my cosy night in would look like. I have included different activities in my book which help me unwind, relax and create a Zen and cosy atmosphere in my room which makes me feel safe. As for the book, I decided to bring my culture into it by using natural fabric dye to dye my garments of the book. Finally, after the book was complete, I also produced a mini film which includes all the cosy little thing I love. However, stitching the book together was extremely hard as the fabrics combined were thick.

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This is a very late start to my blog as I have been feeling extremely demotivated since the start of this project. there is not particular reason as to why I feel this way however jumping straight into a group project did not make this any better for me. having to take a gap year from uni as I had extreme health condition and covid took a huge tole on my academic life and uni life in general. Coming to uni with a whole class who have known each other and got friendships group from the previous year was very scary. my first lecture was extremely daunting as I did not known anyone in my class and had no friends I could speak to about my uni life or feelings in general. I feel as though I really closed myself off due to the pressure of group work which I was not enjoying at all.

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As this if the first project, I was excited to be back at university and get into a form of routine. As the project was introduced to us, I loved the concept of it as I fell like it was very personal and sentimental. Letting us choose the object to work with was yet another part of this project which I really enjoyed as it gave me full creativity and control over the work which I produced, and this also meant that there were no limitations. Going further, giving us the freedom of choosing an object to work with meant that I could either choose something which was sentimental or something which was a little more artistic and conventional. I personally went down the route of choose a sentimental object as I felt like it added more value to my work. Likewise, choosing a sentimental object also meant that I had experience with it which allowed me to explore and put that into my work, my object carried history which I could explore through my work. Alternatively, something I found difficult during this project is the factthat we were not given a source: a designer for example who we could base our work of. I found it particularly hard when it came to essay writing as I felt like I did not have enough source to write a whole essay about.

Overall,  I really enjoyed this project. Being introduced to the concept of flat lays and creating them which is a lecture I particularly enjoyed as I am a tactile personal and I enjoyed learning in that way and being creative with fabrics, magazine scrapes and different props.

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Sabyasachi Mukherjee

Sabyasachi is one of the most influential and well-known designers within the asian community. I decided to do some research on him. Through my research, I found out that he has a very well known for carrying on the Indian legacy by including the traditional pattern work and designs into his work. much of his work if produced for those who are from the upperclass.

after looking at his instagram and website, I am particularly fond of the red and black suits which he’s produced. I absolutely love love LOVEEEE the amount of detailing on the skirt as well as the patch work, designs, lacing and the colours. the attentional to details is amazing.