BA4: Reflective Journal

Week 8

Technical File

I started the week putting together my technical file that included past technical work I had done in the past year and few months and also toile samples and toile diary for this project:

As mentioned before, it also includes my in depth research into the different types of men's collars, jackets and trousers, as well as notes on handstitching and how to make a jett pocket (from last year).

I thought that I would put in all the toile patterns adapted so that someone can see how I progressed through the development of the final pattern and how it changed so slightly at each stage. It also includes the whole process of how my toile development went and the obstacles I had to come, especially the fitting of the collar and cape into the neckline.

Presentation Boards

I then spent the rest of the week making up my presentation boards which included the final collection and the technicals, as well as a inspiration and target market board and an overall process board:

I decided to call the final collection "Modern Heritage" as I belive my collection refers to traditional British tailoring stemming from the late 19th century as well as being quite related to tday's fashion with the use of contrasting directing tartan and the use of a black trim to frame the final garment.

I tried to keep the presentation quite simple, lining one side of every board with both the tartans I used throughout the project. Also, I thought that the collection would be most suited for Vivienne Westwood seeing as she features her own tartan (McLaren) throughout her collections and her target market for men is what I strived to aim for - mature men who are not afraid to wear wacky styles and know what they want.

Final Garment

I then spent the rest of the week making the final garment by piecing all the parts together as done before with the previous toiles:

The only difference being in making the final thing is that instead of the collar being sandwiched between the facing and collar, there was no way it would have worked with the lining construction of the cape. Therefore, I stitched on the cape with a neat top stitch hiding the seam in amongst the seam where the collar meets the facing.

Technical Dossier Touch Ups

I then finished my technical dossier including the garment specification sheet, the garment lay plan and cutting instructions as well as the summary of the whole toiling process.