Final Pictures of Portfolio Presentation

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. 

Relaxed Tuxedo strap sample

I used a lot of tuxedo strap tighteners in my collection so decided to sample. The sample does not show the end of the strap as seen in the drawings but this would flap out so the belt can be tightened between men and women. 

Machine quilted Pocket sample

Machine quilted pocket sample. Building on the idea of protecting etc- great for boys who like big pockets. 

Couples Photos with toile!

In the rush to finish these toiles, I couldn't find models in such short notice so the mannequins had to do! I tried to mix them up a bit and show outfits. I think the garments work really well together.

Duncan Pants

For the Duncan pants, unlike the other garments, I wanted to show how simple zero waste can be by creating the simplest pants I could design. With less seams etc fit is compromised however with a few adjustments and tuxedo ties at waist band I think they could really work. These pictures are on the men's form. 

Pattern for zero waste pants. 

New Illustration

I wanted someone on a bike so decided to do this drawing/image to integrate this aspect into my illustrations. Promotes an sustainable way of living. 

Transformation of Micah Jacket

Top row is on women's form and bottom row is men's form. 

I had to do several toiles of this jacket to get the right shape. The main issues came from the armhole and the shape of the sleeve when going from men's form to women's form. In the end I used a teardrop shape for the insertion and a huge sleeve which then had to be pulled in internally with a tie. This tie can be reduced/extended from men's to women's form. 

Patterns for sample toile. Split into sleeve and body so I could use contrasting fabrics as designed.