"perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see life with a clearer view again.”

final design.

initially i wanted the dress to be long and floatly but after more time to develope i decided a more shirter dress would suit my target market of 21-35 more. Also if the garment was shorter it would be more suited as a ready-to-wear dress. After i decided this i played on the idea of someone holding a flag and how it folds and wrinkles when it is waved, i liked the idea of movement within my garment so i came up with my final design, a plain fitted long sleeve dress with bat-like sleeves. the movement that will be created when the model moves will resemble the characteristics of a flag. i will now start to create my pattern pieces and toille my garment and i hope to have a successful outcome.

development.

I was heavily inspired by formula 1's flags. i looked into the whole concept of flags, what they were used for and what they meant. A lot of the flags had interesting colours, but i was drawn to a flag which ended the race, the black and white checked flag. not only is the colours of this flag striking and bold but the idea that it ended the race inspired me. i want to create a garment which reflects the flag and it's meaning. i have drawn some initial sketches using this idea, i really like the idea of the dress being long and floaty which reflects the character of a flag. i will continue to develope my designs and hopefully come up with a final one soon.