There is finally a light at the end of the tunnel with this school project. At the beginning of second semester, we were put into groups of 3 or 4 and told to create a cohesive line inspired by the Lululemon Lab. (For those of you who don't know what the Lab is, it's a more streetwear version of "Big Lulu". There is only one, and it is located on West Broadway. All of the fabrics they use are leftovers from the larger Lululemon chain, and you can see the entire production process happening at this store- designing, drafting, cutting, sewing, fittings! You name it! You can see if all! If you have not been there, I highly recommend checking it out. It has a really cool, Vancouver street vibe, and is completely on trend!)
Anyways, my group and I came up with 2 designs each (8 total) and from there, we created a mood board showing our inspiration and fabric choices, then we created a tech pack showing our fabric testing to make sure we were using a good quality fabric. This tech pack also contained our 8 flats (which are technical drawings of our designs). Once my group settled on our 4 favourite designs, we began producing them- drafting, sewing the proto, and then the best part- SEWING THE FINAL! The prototype never amounts to what you hope it will simply because this is where you work out all of your flaws... but the final... now that's where the magic happens! Everything (usually) turns our perfectly!
As a class, we are fortunate enough to have one of the Lululemon Lab designers come in for our presentation! She is a Kwantlen grad as well, so she understands the pressure we have been under to produce perfect, fully functioning garments.
My group and I had a photo shoot today with each of our garments, and a friend of mine from high school was our model, and she was fantastic! She has the perfect streetwear look and embodied 'Easton' perfectly! I took all the photos, and each group member played the role of creative director when their garment was being shot, and we were more than happy with each of the looks! (Thanks Sabine!)
Anyways, the big presentation day is THIS THURSDAY!! Wish us luck!!
Here are some behind the scenes photos, and shots of my design- a very versatile vest with pouchy pockets and an enlarged collar that can be worn many different ways!
Anyways, my group and I came up with 2 designs each (8 total) and from there, we created a mood board showing our inspiration and fabric choices, then we created a tech pack showing our fabric testing to make sure we were using a good quality fabric. This tech pack also contained our 8 flats (which are technical drawings of our designs). Once my group settled on our 4 favourite designs, we began producing them- drafting, sewing the proto, and then the best part- SEWING THE FINAL! The prototype never amounts to what you hope it will simply because this is where you work out all of your flaws... but the final... now that's where the magic happens! Everything (usually) turns our perfectly!
As a class, we are fortunate enough to have one of the Lululemon Lab designers come in for our presentation! She is a Kwantlen grad as well, so she understands the pressure we have been under to produce perfect, fully functioning garments.
My group and I had a photo shoot today with each of our garments, and a friend of mine from high school was our model, and she was fantastic! She has the perfect streetwear look and embodied 'Easton' perfectly! I took all the photos, and each group member played the role of creative director when their garment was being shot, and we were more than happy with each of the looks! (Thanks Sabine!)
Anyways, the big presentation day is THIS THURSDAY!! Wish us luck!!
Here are some behind the scenes photos, and shots of my design- a very versatile vest with pouchy pockets and an enlarged collar that can be worn many different ways!
What kind of photo shoot would this be if we didn't get a lil sassy....