Thursday, March 24, 2011

Fabric Manipulation - Origami

This technique can be done in many different ways, there are some very simple ready to wear collections with origami and there is also very detailed Couture collections with origami shapes

Givenchy Couture - Spring/11
Marcesha
Issey Miyake - Fall/11

Fabric Manipulation - Pleating

Altier Versace Fall/08
Issey Miyake - Spring/11

Fabric Manipulation - Gathering

Rodarte

Burberry Prorsum spring/08
Detail of gathering from dress above

Fabric Manipulation - Twisting

Rodarte - Fall/09
Maison Martin Margiela - Spring/10

Knit Techniques - Striping and Intarsia Knit

A Sonia Rykiel Knit, known for her striped knits

Sonia Rykiel - Fall/10
Sonia Rykiel - Knitted design Spring/11

Knit Techniques - Tubular Knit

Issey Miyake - Fall/10
A snood with a rib knit

Knit Techniques - Simple Lace

A close up of the lace knit
This is knit is a lace knit but is a variation of the simple knit above