Fashion Illustration

This is not in any way meant to be a substitution for fashion illustration. You need to know how and Terry is a master at teaching us the techniques. However, For those of us who may be a little more challenged when it comes to illustration there are aids available.

Check out this website :
www.fashion-templates.com

This site uses fashion templates and shows you step by step methods to draw your own fashion figures.
On the site you will also find a FREE technical drawing template and loads of other free fashion illustration resources.
You can buy the templates and download them to your computer for personal use. You can also send your portfolios and fashion illustrations to be showcased on the site.

Most of you at the school already know about --9 Heads: A Guide to Drawing Fashion, by Nancy Riegelman. If you haven’t yet check it out please do so. There is a copy up in the computer room. This is a must have for illustration by hand or CAD generated.

Color Forecasting/Trending

For those of you working on Storyboards or your upcoming lines for the fashion show here are two articles to check out.

Pantone reveals the top 10 colors for women's fashion for fall '07 along with designer sketches, quotes and head shots.
http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/Pantone.aspx?pg=20367&ca=4

This site, Fashion Trendsetter, online fashion and color forecasting website announces the release of the Spring/Summer 2008 color trends as two editions; Vol.II and Vol.III. For the summer 2008, two different stories and four sub trend cards are prepared for each color trends.
http://www.fashiontrendsetter.com/content/color_trends/spring-summer-2008-colors-Vol02-Vol03.html

Have Fun!

Some things of interest

Hi All!

If you haven't yet seen this website. It is a must.
http://www.dexigner.com/fashion/news-6.html

It has everything about design in all its mediums and is a terrific source for competitions like this one.......
http://www.nolchanetwork.com/?page=NFWFashionAwards

As well as tons of articles regarding what is happening throughout the design industry.

Enjoy

Pin-up Pen-pals

Sorry this doesn't have anything to do with fashion but some of you girls may want to help.
Here is my new project... I hope you like it and feel free to re-post on other sites.

Pin-up Pen-pals
Pin-up Pen-pals are here to support the troops and let them know people back home care and think of them. We try to make their stay overseas a bit more pleasant by sending photos, letters and care packages. Any girl can be a Pin-up Pen-pal just get together with a photographer or friends and take some 20’s-50’s style Pin-up photos, implied nudes or like photos. Sorry boys, I don’t have any takers for the male Pin-ups.


How It Works
First we have you send your pin-up style photo and letter to us.

If you want a letter back please give them an address to write back to. If you are uncomfortable with the soldier having your address you may email me at r_mercedes_k@yahoo.com and we can try to work something out.

Once you have established a pen-pal relationship you may also send your soldier packages, gifts and of course more photos.


If You Are In the Military
If you are in the military and would like to receive letters and photos from our Pin-ups please e-mail me at r_mercedes_k@yahoo.com with your information.
What I need from you is: your rank, first name, last name and address. This information will not be given out! You must, however, give it to your Pin-up Pen-pal when you write her if you wish to receive more letters from that Pin-up. Include a little about yourself in the so we can provide you with a Pin-up Pen-pal you, hopefully, have something in common with.


Relationships
Please remember Pin-up Pen-pals is not a dating service. You can be of any relationship or marital status and be on the end of the Pin-up Pen-pal or the soldier. However, all the best to you if a relationship incurs.


Harassment
Pin-ups if you harass a soldier you will be reported to the Department of Defense. Don’t do it! Soldiers don’t harass the Pin-ups or you will be taken off the mailing list. Please don’t ruin this for others.


I’m A Photographer or I Don’t Have Time to Be A Pin-up Pen-pal But I Want to Help
You can donate photos to Pin-up Pen-pals and we will send them to the soldiers.


I Want To Be Part of Pin-up Pen-pals!
Send your pin-up style photo and letter to us at
Pin-up Pen-pals
407 46th ST SE
Everett, WA 98203

Any Questions Please e-mail to
r_mercedes_k@yahoo.com

Thank You
Mercedes

SEWING COMPETITION

THREADS MAGAZINE IS HAVING THEIR 8TH ANNUAL SEWING COMPETITION.

CHECK IT:

http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00190.asp

Ribbon Opportunity

Hey there. I'm currently working for a gift rep firm, and one of our manufactures is Morex ribbon. Unfortunately their website dosen't give their products justice. They make all sorts of ribbon from packaging to floral. Morex makes some beautiful satin and velvet ribbons that could be used for garnments as well as story boards. I was thinking of having our Ballard Sales Rep come to the school and give us a presentation and we could place an order. This would allow us to buy at wholesale. Let me know if your interested by commenting on the blog or give me a shout at school and we can set something up!
Thanks,
Tiff

Project Runway's Tim Gunn Interview

CLICK HERE: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/11683224.html#cutid1

Kimono Exhibit (Ongoing) at the Seattle Asian Art Museum called "Pattern Richness in Modern Japanese Textiles"

Among the various methods of Japanese textile dyeing, tie-dyeing (shibori) and paper stencil–dyeing (katazome) are known worldwide for their diverse techniques and remarkable quality. This exhibition features strong and elegant design work created with tie-dyeing and paper stencil techniques, as seen on kimonos from the nineteenth to the twentieth century.

http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/exhibitDetail.asp?WHEN=&eventID=10223