Before all of the designing and manufacturing stages I had to do some research which fits in with my design brief, I researched existing products so I didn’t make something that is already out on the market, I did some market research to see what would appeal to a wide audience, I researched the most popular decade in Britain from the past, and I did some client research on London Fashion Week. From the research I did it allowed me to create a design specification, which helped me further in the whole design process to make my final garment, also analysing garments helped me realise what materials would be the best for my blazer.
During this project I have learned about all the different manufacturing processes, and how they would be done in the industry at a higher level. Also during my manufacturing process I also took in to account about affecting the environment, as I cut my pieces of fabric out accurately and all together so I wasn’t wasting any fabric
When picking out my fabric and components for my blazer I took in to account peoples opinions, the cost of making and what fabric fits it’s purpose.
Before making my blazer I had to test out all the decorative techniques I was going to use, to make sure they would for my corsages, and too see which looked the best and the time scale of production on these techniques.
My overall final garment is a lot different to the final idea, and this is because of time management, because I was originally going to have a long train of gathered union jack’s at the back to make it stand out more, but in a way I’m glad I didn’t do that because it I think it would have ruined the blazer, even though now it isn’t exactly an eye-garment to go down the runway of London fashion Week, but it still celebrates past and present fashion of Britain.
When I completed my blazer I did some tests on it to see whether it was going to fit its purpose, and not break straight away or either be uncomfortable. The tests I did were: walking around in it, moving my arms about and also testing it out on a hot day.
Also throughout making this blazer I have also learned new techniques and now know how expand from the blazer pattern I was given and interpret it to the way I wanted. The new decorative technique I learned was sublimation printing, and I was very pleased with my end result as I had to result in doing this technique because I originally wanted some union jack fabric and I couldn’t find any near by, so I then selected my pictures I wanted them pressed them on.
After I finished making my blazer I asked a wide range of people’s views and constructive criticism so I know what went as a success and what I could improve on in the future.
Throughout making this garment it has helped me expand on my making skills and has helped me become more time efficient and realise when things have to be finished. Also it has given me a confidence boost in my making skills because the views and the overall presentation came out better than I expected.
