September Blog Post

For the month of september, I wanted to talk about my the actual work I did with the advice of my mentor. My mentor told me to pay attention to details in stitching and shape and to always look at a new or interesting way of doing something. Taking note of all the great advice she gives me, i created a jacket with shapes that lift up (the collar) without being a separate piece. I also studied the idea of consistency in a design. One hardly ever sees a new car driving out of the dealership with one door red while the rest of the car is white, unless it adds a design aspect. So, in the case of the jacket I made, to stitch some parts of the jacket (slightly altering the shape) would be inconsistent with the rest of the design (inside and out) which is has no visible seams.

Blog 7

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

- For my 30 hours I plan to work besides my mentor creating various garments. This involves sketching and designing, pattern making, and construction of the garment. Later the garments will be photographed. 

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

-By construction garments with my mentor, I can provide tangible evidence such as sketches, garments, patterns and even final product photographs. 

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

- When constructing these garments, I will be experiences the various parts of the design process. Once I have finally come up with a design along side my mentor, we will both go through the steps that it takes to create a garment. 

Blog 5 - Mentorship and Research Reflection

1. Mentorship question: Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship?  If you haven't found one yet, describe your experience so far in the search of a mentor. 

 My mentor is a close family friend that studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.

2. Research question: What has been your most important article you have read so far and why? 

Month of August Blog Post

This month with my mentor has been very beneficial for my understanding of different brands and their particular style. To achieve this knowledge on designer brands, my mentor and I went to South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. Kami (my mentor) took me into various designer stores and explained to me why different fabrics reacted the way they did on the mannequin. She had created an exercise where she would pick articles of clothing and ask me "what could improve this?" or "where did they go wrong here?". These types of questions helped me grow as a designer because it taught me a form of problem solving that will be apparent in my future designs. 

Blog 4: Interview Preparation

1. I am planning to interview my mentor, Kami Bootanthanakit. She graduated from a top New York design school and is the perfect candidate for interview because of her experience in the field of fashion design and also because she can enlighten me in design and schools.

2. I am planning to ask my interviewee about their experience in design schools and how the transition between schooling and the actual fashion design industry. Other questions I am planning to ask are along the lines of how this effected her personally. Asking these questions can prepare me better for what is to come.

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Working EQ

Research 

1. Fashion Design

2. What are some ways fashion design has taken advantage of todays advancing technology and incorporated it into design?

Summer Mentorship Component 

Mentorship 

8/18/14

1. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kEDZjCXYHfhsQh9WEpOZDZd1rg4F5EbitjkJmU7R0tA/edit

2. Kami Bootanthanakit (909)895-9912

3.  a. Will hours be required every week? 

     b. Will there be a required number of hours by the end of the semester?

4. The most important thing I gained from this experience is an understanding on how to build a career in Fashion Design and were to start. 

5. I have a passion for Fashion Design and I have for about three years, I could not think of anything else that I could possibly want to pursue as a career so I began to look for a mentor who is experienced in the fashion industry and could show me ropes. My mentor is as talented in design, illustration, and styling, however, I find my true calling in Design.