"Stir up a commotion by having a little bit of fun while still looking elegant! Red Carpet Shenanigans allows yourself to be the best-looking you when strutting the red carpet with the confidence that paisley printed brocade, the shades of blue and nude silk have given you. The finishing kick of the orange organza will steal everyone's attention, making the fans gush at your...Read More

Descriptive writing is essential for a fashion collection because it lures potential customers, making them curious. It is important because it gives the reader an insight of your collection, hence knowing what to expect of the designs. The writing needs to be descriptive, using flowery words and phrases as well as fashion terms that reflects the designer's collection.  This week, we were allowed to visit...Read More

Technical flats need to be drawn with clarity and accuracy as one minor error could affect the whole manufacturing of the garment. Eventually the designer will suffer a great loss. This week, students were exercised on drawing technical flats of a lady jacket, a skirt, a dress, a blouse and a pant. A template was given to everyone and we had to draw the...Read More

I worked together with my group members in developing this collection and I have seen other group's presentation. I was very impressed by them as I could see how well-planned and thought out their garments were. I took notes as my own personal reflection as I was looking for my areas to improve. Reflection - Before I begin designing, I need to think...Read More

Topic of discussion  - Preparing a collection of garments Objectives  - In your group, each group member is to design two garments and develop a collection as a group Developing a collection is not that easy. The week before, we were told to design garments as a group and I realized that there is more that to just drawing clothes. Before designing garments...Read More

Assignment * Details that you have identified from the garments that you had found during the trip to Paragon, create your own garment and apply the details to your own. This week, we were instructed to create our own design based on the details that we had identified from the high-end brand garments from Paragon. Below are my fashion illustrations: This look is...Read More

This week, we were each called to the lecturer's desk for a one-to-one blog evaluation session. I have written down a list of comments that I had received about my blog entries and how I think I can improve to write better and high quality contents. Criticism  1- The use of slang found in some of my blog entries. 2- No annotations of the...Read More