elizabeth

Here are my footwear final 3 designs. We presented them with an introductory page to our persona, trend, etc. I also made a mood board because my shoe is being designed for a very specific market that a lot of my classmates and teachers don't know about. So far we have presented our designs 4 times, to our teachers, classmates, and 2 industry professionals. I presented my ideas with a rough mock up that I made of design 3 by purchasing thrift store shoes and cutting/pasting the design together. I've been thinking a lot about branding and the way my shoe company would be run, and I also mocked up a shoe box that would be made from recycled record sleeves. The design that I mocked up, number 3, has gotten the biggest response and will be the design I develop further for my final.

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elizabeth

Last week was midterm week, and it was absolutely bonkers! I barely had time to finish all my homework. We had 3 critiques, 2 of which were for footwear. As promised (albeit a while ago), here is my design persona (target market) for my footwear designs this quarter.

Tomorrow we are having a final midterm critique for footwear, which we have to do because one of my teachers couldn't make it last week. Stay posted for knitwear updates and more footwear!

Love, Elizabeth

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elizabeth

Presenting my final look for an 1890s inspired tailored coat!

Click below to read more about my tailored look and final critique!

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elizabeth

This has been one of the busiest weeks of the quarter. My drawing teacher wanted us to have 80% of our final project finished, which no one actually achieved, because we had our mid quarter critique for tailoring on Wednesday, as well as our practice jackets due today.

I have some pictures of my final design mock up coat for you. The crit Wednesday went well, I think. It was pretty informal.. another faculty member came in to give us advice. It's always helpful to have someone with "fresh eyes" take a look at your design. If you've been working on something intensely for a long period of time, it's hard to step back, look it over, and objectively judge all that hard work.

Click below to read more about my crit and see more photos!

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