Fashion Details: January 2016

Hi guys, I'm posting again what I have learned in my class this week. Well, this week I learned how to draw fashion flats with all the details. The details could be pockets, collars, sleeves, fastenings, and etc. This week's class activities were drawing fashion flats according to our garments that we brought to class. Ok, here is what I've drawn in my class.

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Back view

This is my first time of drawing fashion flats, therefore, my drawing was not that detail and I didn't draw the folded part of the fabric so that it could show that it is a fabric.

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Back view

Here is my second try of fashion flats which I exchanged with my classmates. Well, in this drawing I didn't manage properly about the size of the torso which affect to my sleeve length.

However, I did some research about how to draw fashion flats with details, for instance, how to draw a pleats, gathered/shirring, zipper, part of folded cloth, etc.

shirred with elastic thread

pleats

After I look through my researches, I started to do another fashion flats from my own clothes. Here is what I did.

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Back view

This fashion flats is a leather jacket with 2 inside pockets fastened by a closed-end zipper and a zipper as the decoration at the sleeve, and the jacket was fastened by an opened-end zipper. In this fashion flats, I tried add the folded part from the garment to ensure that it is a fabric.

This is a close up to the zipper that I draw on my fashion flats

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Back view

The addition of the lace fabric near the neckline was gathered by using an elastic thread

The end of the garment was shirred by using an elastic thread

The front and back view of my fashion flats

This is a zoom in to the lace fabric on how I drew the lace fabric on my fashion flats. This is my first time trying to draw laces. It is not as good as what you think, but I tried my best to draw the laces.

This is how I drew the shirred part after I did researches on how to draw shirring on fashion flats, and this is what I tried.

Front view

Back view

This is my second try drawing this garments. At first, I didn't draw the folded part of the garment and some part of it was out of proportion, so now I tried to draw carefully by focusing more on the details. This garment is fastened by press stud fastenings.

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Back view

Well, in this picture, I tried to draw two types of style, which one is tied it up and the others is how it looks when it was untied.

In a nutshell, drawing fashion flats are not basically about drawing a garment, however, we need to observe the garments in order to know more about the details.

Self Introduction

Hi, guys. I am Chetrin from Indonesia and I am studying at NAFA, Singapore. I am a first year student and majoring in Fashion Design. Ok, because I am still a first year student, this entries gonna be started from basic information about fashion especially about fashion details, as you can see on the title.

Today, I had my Textile Fundamental lessons with Ms. Lucy and I learned about what is fashion details and we discussed different types of collar, sleeves, fastenings, etc. Truthfully, I knew some of the types but I don't know what is it called, so here is what I search about what I learned through all this morning modules.

Let's start!

Fashion Details

Have you ever heard about Fashion Details ?

In my opinion, fashion details are all about fashion elements which we put lots of attention when we are observing garments. Fashion details can be about the pattern, the colour and the texture of the fabrics, different types of part of the garment such as, sleeves, collar, fastenings, edge and hem finishes, etc.

By looking through these elements, us as a customer start to speak up our opinion about the clothes whether it is unique, glamorous, or simple but fashionable and decide whether we gonna buy it or not. On the other hand, as a fashion designer, the word "success" was described when they could sell their designs to customers in any different ways. Of course as a customer they have their own style on how they dress themselves and this affect which type of clothes that match their styles. In this case, when designing clothes, fashion designers need to think on how to create an image about their designs so that it serves as their design's characteristic and attract people's attention or can be said to delight the customers.

In designing clothes, there are lots of things that we need to know more in-depth about. Like what I mentioned before, I am going to discuss different types of collar, sleeves, fastenings, edge and hem finishes, pocket, and lastly fabrics.

Types of Collar

1. Mandarin Collar

Mandarin Collar is a stand collar without points which stand stiff vertically upwards from the neckline

2. Stand Collar

3. Pilgrim Collar

4. Puritan Collar

5. Peter Pan Collar

6. Sailor Collar

7. Shawl Collar

8. Ruffed Collar

9. Chelsea Collar

10. Notched Collar

11. Rever Collar

Types of Sleeve

1. Bell Sleeves

2. Cape Sleeves

3. Butterfly Sleeves

4. Lantern Sleeves

5. Puffed Sleeves

6. Juliet Sleeves

7. Leg of Mutton Sleeves

8. Petal Sleeves

9. Circular Cap Sleeves

10. Button-Tab Sleeves

11. Cowl Sleeves

12. Raglan Sleeves

13. Peasant Sleeves

14. Poet Sleeves

15. Layered Sleeves

16. Marie Sleeves

17. Dolman Sleeve

Types of Fastening

1. Buttons & Buttons Hole

2. Velcro

3. Hook & Bar

4. Hook & Eye

5. Press Stud

6. Metal Zipper

7. Molded Plastic Zipper

8. Invisible Zipper

9. Closed-End Zipper

10. Opened-End Zipper

11. Eyelet Ribbon

12. Magnet Fastening

13. Button and Loop Fastening

Types of Edge and Hem Finishes

1. Rolled Hem Finishes

2. Serged Hem Finishes

3. Picot Hem Finishes

4. Double Stitch Hem Finishes

5. Blind Stitch Hem Finishes

6. Bias Tape Hem Finishes

This method of hem finishes is using a bias tape which was usually applied to the neckline or armhole in order to make a clean finishes.

7. Overlock Edge

This type of edge is basically used an overlocking method which usually in the wrong side of the garments. In this case, the overlock is on the right side of the garment

Types of Pocket

1. Patch Pocket

Patch pocket is a type of pocket which made of separate piece of cloth then sewn from outside of the garment

2. Regular dress patch pocket

Regular dress pocket is a patch pocket with the pointed shape at the lower edge of the pocket

3. Regular dress flap

This pocket is a regular dress patch pocket with flap to cover the opening

3. Classic patch pocket

This pocket is a patch pocket with an angular shape at the lower edge of the pocket

4. Classic Flap

This pocket is a classic patch pocket with a flap to cover the opening and usually finished with buttons or stud fastening

5. Regular sport patch pocket

Regular sport patch pocket is a patch pocket with a rounded shape at the lower edge of the pocket

6. Box pleat patch pocket

Box pleat patch pocket is type of pocket with a box pleat in the middle of the pocket

7. Box pleat flap

This type of pocket is a patch pocket with flap to cover the opening and a box pleat in the middle of the pocket.

8. Inverted pleat patch pocket

9. Inverted pleat flap

10. Cargo pocket

11. Saddle Pocket

Saddle pocket is a patch pocket with flap fastened by a belt

12. Bound patch pocket

Bound patch pocket is a pocket which was gathered at the top then bind it with another piece of cloth

13. Shirred patch

Shirred patch is a patch pocket which is elasticized at the top of the pocket

14. Kangaroo pocket

Kangaroo pocket is an inside pocket which is large enough to put both hands and is open at both side of the pocket. This pocket usually featured on hoodies and sweatshirts

15. Petal pocket

Petal pocket is a patch pocket which is split into two and overlapped with a curved top to create a folded petal effect

16. Jetted pocket / Besom pocket

17. Welt pocket

18. Ticket pocket

19. Watch pockets

Watch pocket is a small pocket which located at the front of the pants

20. Side seam pockets

Side seam pocket is an inside pocket which start from the side seam of the garments

Types of fabric

1. Velvet

Velvet's characteristic : drape well, strong sheen, durable, and soft

2. Cotton

Cotton's characteristic : dry hand feel, low elasticity, doesn't drape, relatively strong, wrinkles easily, absorb moisture

3. Silk

Silk's characteristic: retain shape, resists wrinkling, excellent drape, strong sheen

4. Georgette

Georgette characteristic: thin, lightweight, strong, durable, not easy to sew, a sheer fabric, has an elegant look.

5. Chiffon

Chiffon's characteristic: lightweight, thin, slightly rough feel, drapes well, slippery (make it difficult to cut)

6. Linen

Linen's characteristic: durable, wrinkles easily, least elastic, don't drape well, adsorbs moisture, and dries quickly

7. Wool

Wool's characteristic : resists wrinkles, soiling, flames ; durable, repels moisture, and retains shape

8. Leather

Leather's characteristic: high tensile strength; resisting to tear, flexing, puncture, heat, and flame; thermostatic properties(warm in winter and cool in summer),

9. Organza