I planned to bound the portfolio but it ended up being way to thick to even fit through the industrial sewing machine. So, in true zero waste fashion, I made a padded cover with my left over fabric. Its all merino and really soft! Plays along with the protective theme.
I printed my portfolio on canvas and stitched 'Alain' into most pages. I really liked the back of the page on the later pages so I decided to incorporate this for the cover page by stitching the title in the Bebas font and have the guns on the back in reverse. I really like the the simplicity of this look, it makes the folio look very organic and effortless which is mirrored in my collection.
Back of cover page and intro.
Macro board showing influence from Margareta collection. Alan in stitched in khaki thread which draws on the zero waste themes. Gun print cut out in window. Pretty much all textures are introduced in this board.
Concept board. Bringing the idea of the stereotype through - the idea that the jacket is just a square of fabric that the wearer has to construct on their body - not your standard dinner jacket.
Zero waste board showing the simplicity of zero waste fashion design along with quotes of people who have inspired me. Zero waste garments are stitched around the edges which makes an effective pattern on reverse side.
Women's and men's line ups. Really happy with how these turned out. I liked the mix of zero waste and non zero waste, I think this is sellable and very marketable. Looks really good on canvas as lighter colors have more of a texture.
Illustrations of garments. I think these also portray my idea well and I like that secondary texture from the macro board.
These sheets hang over the zero waste samples that I did. They show the patterns along with ideas I was trying to push.
