Whats going on in the studio

Whats going on in my studio? currently im working on two peices the first one is a duffel race bag.  Inspired by my boyfriends race team "BRT racing".  Its designed to be carried as both a duffel bag or be interchangeable into a backpack in order to make carrying easier on the track.

My second Project im working on is my competition Garment for Dallas Career Day.  My Inspiration was Antoine Pevsner/ constructivism, he was a sculpture who worked alot in a black media. His work reminded me alot of gothic style so i got the idea of a gothic styled dress.  The more research i did on gothic dress the more inspired i was on the wedding dress attributes that gothic dress contains.  i came up with the idea of making a gothic styled wedding dress, complete with a feathered collar and a complete corsetted top.

Step 1: i am working on a leather underdress.

lace for the train thats goin to attach

i still need to hem the bottem and make the train

Tuesday November 6th 2012 will mark the 57th presidential election of the United States.  That gives the next 11 months for fashion trends to lean towards the patriotic side of the industry.  I dont believe that the clothing styles will only resemble patriotic symbols but will also take into consideration the different view points of both parties.  in this next year's clothing forecast i picture clothing having Democratic and Republican stand points.  we should be able to look at clothing on the runway and be able to figure out the political view point of the designer.  Clothing is a way we express ourselves as individuals, and i believe designers will take their views into consideration in designing this years line.

stripped blouses and rich red colors might be a trend we see fashioned on the streets.

Drapped Clothing that resymbols that of the statue of liberty might also be a trend that we see in 2012 leading up to the election.