Fashion and Architecture

In recent years, connections between fashion and architecture have become increasingly apparent. Both garments and buildings protect and shelter the body while providing a means to express identity. Fashion and architecture is the use of geometry to generate form.Designers in both fields have recently begun to develop structural skins that incorporate the bones, or structure, into the surface of a building or a garment. In recent years, architects have adopted techniques such as printing, pleating, folding, draping, and weaving to develop more complex exterior surfaces, or skins, for their buildings while fashion designers have looked to architecture for ways to construct clothes with greater volume and inherent structural integrity.

Essential Accessories

Chanel 2.55 Bag

Everything Karl Lagefeld touches turns to gold, and the classic 2.55 bag he reissued on its 50 anniversary in 2005 is no exception. Not unlike the Hermes Birkin,it never went out of fashion.

Balenciaga First Bag

The first bag made its debut with the Spring2000 Balenciaga collection, it was being slung over the slender arms arms of Kate Moss, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Chloe Sevigny. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Motorcycle, as fans have dubbed the perennial favorite.

Ray-Ban Wayfarer Sunglasses

Wayfarers date way back to the middle half of the last century. Risky Business-era Tom Cruise made them hip i hip in the early eighties;We owe their omnipresence this decade to likes of Sienna Miller and Kirsten Dunst. Inspire Inspired by their popularity with celebs, the brand reintroduced the original style in 2007. Now you can't walk do walk down the street without spying a pair, after all, they put an end to the trend for oversize, bug-eye shades. Even better, at $139.00.

Chloe Paddington Bag

Lanvin Ballet Flats

Goyard Saint Louis Tote

Christian Louboutin Platform Pumps

Tom Binns Necklaces

Chun Chunky, everything but the kitchen sink necklaces emerged as a major trend int eh middle half of the decad decade, and most of the credit goes to Tom Binns. L.A. based jewelry maker won the CFDA's accessory Designer of the Year Award in 2006.

Dress design for Shabby Apple Dresses

Spring2011 Trend research (Click to enlarge)

Mood board (Click to enlarge)
Inspired by moive Breakfast at Tiffany's

Line sheet (Click here to enlarge)
4 styles, detail on ruffles, short, 3/4 and full length sleeves, knee legth skirt.

Textile (Click here to enlarge)
Light weight fabric with drape

Contest Design (Click to enlarge)

I have been working on the project of Dress design for Shabby Apple Dresses for two weeks; it was fun, exciting and creative. I did the target customer research, I think it’s very important for me to know who I am design for before I start the project, then I researched the spring 2011 fashion and color trend, I think the current fashion trends that could apply to Shabby Apple dress design. I looked the spring 2011 runway shows and other brands with strong styles.

For the design inspiration, the move "Breakfast at Tiffany’s" inspired me; I love this movie because there are great dresses in it. Finally I decided my light weight dotted swiss fabric and start to sketch…
It was very good experience design the dress for Shabby Apple, I really appreciate the opportunity the company offered to everyone who loves to design and someone who has the passion for design.

Footwear trends from fall winter2010-2011

Footwear trends from fall winter2010-2011

• Ankle Booties
• Fur
• Laylike, refined style
• Colored patent, particularly on the lady shoes from Prada and MiuMiu