FASHION'S A B C

Th Swatches!!

2008-03-21T04:37:00.000-07:00

these are few of the swatches developed for Product Development Process

product development process

2008-03-21T01:07:00.000-07:00

here i had to develop knited fabric....... as th end result ...

prior to that the client n color study is a must ....

silhouettes

illustrations

th boards....... :)

2008-03-21T00:21:00.000-07:00

each collection will have its illustrations ........ obviously..... so here it goes

the silhouette s:

sample spec sheet:

the rest of my garments.....

2008-03-21T00:05:00.000-07:00

long time no see ...... i know......

actually these are my last semester's garments ....... but didnt post them so here goes

th halter neck swim suit :

th boat neck sweat shirt :

th simple pj

& a normal shirt

so all of this belong to th same collection .... including my previous post's garments ..... ;)

my garments...... :) .... ( hard work eh ??)

2007-10-15T21:32:00.000-07:00

well the last couple of months were such a blur with constant work .... client , market and merchandiser research...... making story boards, theme boards......... color n so on ......... now...... my garments r ready .... ( well not all of them ...... but here goes)

My 1st illustrations .......

2007-09-20T08:16:00.001-07:00

well these r few of my 1st try at illustrating ....... well these were a year and a half ago ..... rest assured I have improved....

The belt .........

2007-09-20T08:01:00.001-07:00

I made this belt for my end term submission last yr....... well its a simple zardosi and mild mirror work employed on an organza material ....

second yr works.....

2007-09-20T07:40:00.000-07:00

well was sorting out some files n came across pics of my 2nd year works....... here it goes........

these works concern with ancient Indian techniques....well we learn it just to know and understand our ancestral crafts...

this is zardosi ...

phulkari ..... from punjab

kanta ...
kasuti ...

this is just a texture exercise ...... nothing to do with Indian crafts ....

representing C n 3

2007-09-18T07:45:00.000-07:00

well last year i had got this assignment to represent the alphabet C and the number 3 using various inspirations... umm ... like demon-ism, industrialism, etc etc ........ so this is what i did .......

Arabian influence...

demon-ism
ear ring sort ;D

Ornamentation ....

Ned graphics!!!!

2007-09-18T07:33:00.000-07:00

hey this new software ned graphics is gr8 for creatin knit n jacquard patterns in no time... my college (nift ) has just included this in our cirriculum , and it works wonders just attach it to cfk m/c (computerised flat knit machine ) n get whatever pattern u need .......... how cool is that .......

plus one can decide what sort of knits u need ....... loose, tight , with th gauge and all...... plus it has variations too like knit-purl, racking, rib ripple, etc etc....... real cool stuff....... :D

HUGE glareS

2007-07-15T07:28:00.000-07:00

the most in thing this season is................(drum roll) huge glares....... every1 from hollywood to bollywood seems to agree with this..... U can spot celebs sportin various shapes n colors of these........ the classic retro glares is back too,.................. red , white and black seems to be a common fav.........

Alyssa Milano......... hairy but ohh....... sooo HOT

2007-07-11T00:01:00.000-07:00

hey......... is hairy arm back in fashion now??? i mean look at Alyssa Milano she's dead hot and every1's drooling over her ........ no one cares if she shaves or not.. all I gotto say is GO ALYSSA......

let me be ME !!!!

2007-06-30T01:46:00.000-07:00

Marie Claire's may edition has a great article about stopping moral policing in India.... which off late has increased a lot..... the main job of the police is to protect and serve and not to judge people and label them immoral....... our country is growing in a fast pace..... its about time we did too..... instead of making an issue over who's virgin and who's not..... who kissed whom in public, its time that we get past these minor issues....... its about time we start seeing each other as earthlings instead of labeling each other based on their caste, sex our even country.....

cool bargain!!!!

2007-06-28T09:32:00.000-07:00

I got these from a local market(naiha)........ th three of them together cost just a dollar.... cool ain't it........

handloom.....

2007-06-28T07:57:00.001-07:00

the whole process is so simple but yet so complicated...... it takes ages to make a piece of fabric and a lot of effort too..... first they dye the yarn -

then there's winding , warping, combing, denting drafting and then the weaving begins.......

kerala......... gods own country????

2007-06-26T09:14:00.000-07:00

was in Kerala for sometime now... beautiful place..... fully green and peaceful.......and wen i looked outa my window i felt like am on a tree house........ but the place is completely male dominated and honestly i didn't see a single lady out there....... and perverts follow.... all in all i felt claustrophobic....
me and a bunch of other people from college were sent there to help the local hand loom weavers (who use primitive looms and techniques, but their end fabric is fabulous) .... give them new designs and ideas so that their art doesn't go extinct...but as am a knitwear designer I have very basic knowledge about weaving so we came up with designs and the weavers did it with a lot of difficulty as we didn't understand each others language....

CHaaTs

2007-05-24T19:24:00.000-07:00

after shopping for hours one does tend to get tired......and chats are just the thing to eat !! these spicy - tangy and absolutely delicious dishes are specialty of north India.... and there's so much to choose from......

and to cool off there's chuski - the Indian ice-cream (umm actually there ain't any cream).... they crush ice in front of u and then mount it on a stick and add a flavoured liquid of your choice....and of course there's fresh coconut water... these are yumMy!!!

clothes....anyone???

2007-05-24T17:38:00.000-07:00

oh my god!! these street shops are any shoppers paradise... i mean..every thing's so cheap.. saris n salwar material.....tones of them !!! the shops are filled with brightly coloured clothes.. there's a wide range to choose from in both ready made n tailored goods....plus the tailors are right there.....n the prices can be bargained ... :)

did I forget to mention their service

walls covered with clothes, they are all hung there for display....

DeLhI

2007-05-24T17:12:00.000-07:00

i was in Delhi for a couple of days.....n i saw these gr8 flea market stuff jeans, bags , shoes, u name it they have it......n its so darn cheap.... footwear for just 100 bucks...bags n purses ranging between 100 n 150.... n the fancy bikini's for like 50 bucks....plus plenty of street food for a tired shopper.... i shopped for 6 hours straight and still couldn't get enough of it!!! So the next few posts are going to be filled with stuff i bought n saw in Delhi....

chikan kari

2007-05-24T17:04:00.000-07:00

primarily done on fine fabric like Georgette of chiffon.... its base is in lucknow...its basically a white on white work but recently people have started experimenting... the shadow work done here is remarkable. In this the herringbone stitch or Bakhiya is worked on the wrong side of the fabric. Looking on the right side the effect is that of the shadows between the double running stitch. Another variation of shadow work is created by cutting the patterns in the same fabric as the base material and stitching it on the wrong side.

resembled french knots are used to make tiny raised flowers, simple stem stitch, buttonhole stitch(hool), running and chain stitch (zanzeer)... there are a lot of sites which give instructions on how to go about making these....if any queries mail me.

cute Dior shoes

2007-05-17T08:23:00.000-07:00

i was checking out some stuff and came across these really cute shoes from Dior wit these great woven and interlaced pattern ....check them out...

illustrations!!

2007-05-17T06:32:00.000-07:00

these are my illustrations wit my garments and the knitted swatches i made........filled using corel draw...this is a complete knit collection, all the swatches used are made in a hand flat knitting machine.......

traditional paintings.....

2007-05-11T23:12:00.000-07:00

in my colg v are taught a lot about traditional Indian work of art...so this time th assignment was to recreate the painted textiles on India on paper using poster colors....this is what i did.....

KALAMKARI

PABUJI KI PHAD

PATACHITRA

PICHVAI

my first garment!!!

2007-05-11T23:00:00.000-07:00

i just finished it the day before...my jury was yesterday and the professors liked it :) .... this is the 1st am making a garment n that too using a knitted material was kinda harder than the woven material i practic on...... but am so happy wit th outcome....

black aint back this time...........

2007-05-07T07:32:00.000-07:00

black.....th classic color.....naah....not any more.....basic black aint basic any more....for a long time now every1 has been so crazy abt black(so have i) but lets move over ppl....summers here.....so are so many new shades........am not the only 1 sayin this......look at th celebs for instanc....didnt j lo wear that way deep neck green thing to th grammy....didnt jolie wear white at the award function....so ppl...lets stop bein shepherded into th age of th black anymore.....but hey a bit of th lil' black dress wont hurt(i stil ve a soft spot 4 it )........ :)

pretty corky stuff!!!

2007-05-01T20:37:00.000-07:00

i found these cork slippers in t nagar.....they are really cheap(100bucks) plus they come in so many shapes n sizes plus there are so any colors to choose from..... i found it really hard to select 1.....so i got 2 :)........well the pic i ve is some what like th ones they r selling.....

Belts

2007-05-01T14:22:00.000-07:00

this summer belts are in and our local flea markets have a wide range to choose from....th prices ranging from 100-500, there are so many colors to choose from.....and there's no end to creativity add beads, shells, metals, ........and customize it!!! this season say good bye to leather belts and try on fabric belts..(mostly woven) these come with great print and surface ornamentation.........add them on to ur jeans or skirts....

fashion 4 all

2007-05-01T01:20:00.000-07:00

this blog is dedicated to fashion fanatics all over....as a student of fashion i keep learnin new stuff every day...and like every other student(who loves to shop) am always on the look out for the low-priced flea market stuff.....this blog will contain tips on the trends that are in and helps u know where to shop!!!! plus i ll keep updating my works for your feedback....