Elvira T Hart

Elvira T Harts work makes fashion and fashion illustration become one where as when we take most fashion illustrations, designs and specification drawings and transfer them to fabric we remove the line Elvira's techniques are all about capturing that initial gesture and powerful mark making.

DRAWN CLOTHES AND WEARABLE DRAWINGS 'A lot of details contained within the first sketches are lost during the process of designing and executing clothing. By literally creating clothing patterns from the lines of sketches or sketching the patterns of clothing and cutting this out by laser, new shapes or suggestions of shapes are created. The clothing takes characteristics from the sketches: outlying lines, lines that trail off into nowhere and empty or unfinished areas. An image is reduced to lines, planes and areas which do not have to be fully formed or finished in order to portray their ultimate meaning:
it stimulates the imagination.' Elvira Hart
These designs by Dutch fashion designer Elvira hart are constructed from laser cut nappa plonge leather.

Femke Agema II

More from the wonderfully exagerated collection 'Hide Out' by Femka Agema.

Femke Agema I

The 'hide out' collection by Femke Agema is about feeling safe and hiding. Femke's safe place is her bed. So she used characteristics of a sleeping bag, which is a mobile bed. "Materials used are soft fleeces and light synthetic fabrics (filled or not with fibrefill or feathers). Big forms are chosen, and you can see often exaggerated and enlarged details. In this way, together with the use of colour, the collection draws the attention of the viewer. Some garments can be worn in different ways: hiding or not. Other garments are obviously very comfortable thanks to the soft materials and stuffed parts around the head." Femke Agema

Cocky Eek III

Experiments with wind and inflatable clothing by Cocky Eek.

Cocky Eek II

The 'kite dress' by Cocky Eek is 60 feet long held up by 6 Conyne kites made by Patrick de Koning, as with all kites the wind speed and direction dictates the duration of the flight.

Cocky Eek I

Oh happiness, at finding the amazing Dutch conceptual artist Cocky Eek. Wingsz-wind is Cocky Eeks project exploring and celebrating Leonardo da Vinci's studies for wings (1487-1490). Cocky Eek's Wind-dress is an enlarged rectangular form attached to the body. Cocky eek likes to develop works in a culture of play exploring lightweight, spacial compositions and conundrums.

Maryam Kordbacheh

Maryam Kordbacheh designs the most feminine clothes, pleated like flower petals. She graduated from the Fashion Institute, Arnhem.

"I see clothing as a three-dimensional object, and yet I find the two-dimensional patterns equally interesting. i mould and rediscover my own patterns, attaining a perfect result has never been my starting point. Experimentation, problem solving and searching for a personal way to realise my designs are most important to me." Maryam Kordbacheh (thanks)

Iris Van Herpen

Dutch designer Iris Van Herpen creates structural sculptural garments using digital technology and materials usually confined to industry and architecture. Images are from Iris Van Herpen's Spring Summer 2009 collection inspired by industrial smoke.

Berber Soepboer

Colour your own dresses and colour your own skirts what a fantastic idea from Dutch designer Berber Soepboar.

"I especially design clothing which can be worn in different ways, so the owner can make choices in how to wear the cloth. Life exists of many choices based on expectations, desire and the available time. When everything is still possible the world seems an incredible place."

Berber Soepboar

Christien Meindertsma II

Christien Meindertsma explores the life of products and raw materials, Christien explores issues of consumerism and the lost connection between primary producers, farmers and consumers.

Through projects such as the one sheep project, and using the product of one animal, for example a fleece to create one product. There is an integral history of the garment and a connection with the animal, it's farmer, the manufacturer/ crafts person and the customer and a wonderful level of care at all levels of production.
Christien Meindertsma on TED.

Christien Meindertsma I

I love this project by Christien Meindertsma and I can't wait to see the results of 'One sheep Sweater' knitted sweaters each one made from the wool of the only flock of Merino sheep in the Netherlands, owned by Matlee Kamp.

. . .the wool is on the way to being washed and spun . . .

MADE-BY

MADE-BY is an umbrella label used by fashion brands to indicate their clothes are okay: ie. they are produced in a sustainable manner. The brands affiliated to MADE-BY prefer using organic cotton and working together with sewing factories that have a social code of conduct. MADE-BY is the first fashion initiative that focuses on environmental and working conditions throughout the entire production chain.

There are interesting tools on this site including track and trace , where you can see the journey that your clothes made, before they got to you.

Maria Blaisse II

More stunning and surreal costume designs for dance performances, from Maria Blaisse these are called 'Spheres' and are from 1989. Remember fashion is a vast arena including costume design for film, theatre and dance, so your designs and imagination could take you anywhere!