Garment Constuction and Design Ideas

The textures and layering of the old photograph album, which I have recreated in my sketchbook, are something I aim to recreate in my designs. I like the idea of having lots of clothing layered on top of one another, with detailed trims and detail such as pleats, pin-tucks, stitching, smocking etc on particluar garments.

See above the pages taken from my sketchbook showing how I want to develop the detail of a garment with techniques such as pin tucks, pleats, gathering, lacing and bows etc. combining the two ideas of photographs from the past and fashion images today. I particularly like the image of my Great Grandmother as a young girl taken from the early 1900s, with the detailed neckline, gathered sleeves and high waist.