More Wearing St Paul's Cathedral...

I promised you more graphics!!! Again what garments do you see?

Wearing St Paul's Cathedral...

As I said earlier, I used images of St Paul's Cathedral, London as inspiration for the silhouettes in the collection. 

What garments can you see???

 

More ideas will follow shortly so keep your eyes peeled!

Interesting Facts!!!

I have used images of St Paul's Cathedral which are then placed against a fashion croquis to try interesting silhouettes for the collection. I used St Paul's Cathedral as silhouette inspiration because I researched a bit on Mary Wollstonecraft who was a governess and the author of "Frankenstein".

 Mary Wollstonecraft was a feminist as well as an influential author.

Feminism which is quite relevant to being a governess and it made me think of the famous Suffragettes in the 1910s. In 1913, the Suffragettes planted a bomb under the Bishop's Throne in the quire of St Paul's Cathedral. In the same year, Emily Davison (a Suffragette), ran in front of the King's Horse in a derby.

More Design Ideas...

Here are some more preliminary designs?? What do you think of these??

Design Ideas...

Hello folks!!

I have finally came up with some preliminary designs??? What do you think? Feel free to comment!!!

More Pattern Ideas...

What do you think? I tried to experiment with different pattern formations.

Comments would be really beneficial!!!!!!!

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Jane Eyre

I have also just finished reading "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte. Again this is a sort of autobiography by Charlotte herself. All of the Bronte sisters were Governesses as they were unmarried (whilst being young) and had were educated.

Again this is a really good book, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU READ IT!!!

I might make some short videos to summarize the stories of Agnes Grey (Anne Bronte) and Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)!! So keeping checking for them if I do create them.

Also who has read Jane Eyre or Agnes Grey? Did you enjoy reading them?

19th Century Fashion Plates...

As said on my Twitter, here are some 19th Century Fashion Plates!

What do you think??

Pattern Ideas...

Here are some pattern ideas. These were formed by using and manipulating photos which I found of Georgian Women.

I really like this pattern it could look real nice on a hem or  a garment's edge, or even lace work!! 

I also like the modernity of this pattern, this could be a really interesting print on a garment.

What do you think??

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An idea.........

As explain earlier, Governesses suffered from immense hardship from the mother (in most cases) AND the child(ren) as well. Some children in the novel "Agnes Grey" describes that they looked into her desk of her only and valued possessions without her permission and to make things worse, they threw some of her possessions out of the school room window. So, this gave me the idea that I should maybe incorporate children's drawings/doodles on to the fabric.

Here is a similar effect in Vivienne Westwood incorporated into her Fall/Winter 2008 Collection which is still really beautiful.