Here are my final ideas for my Premiere Vision Paris collection 2011. For some of the tops I have used short puff ball sleeves, while others take on the shape of some of the armour. The neckline is wide and stands away from the neck. The geometric shapes on the tops will not be achieved by seams but I will sew a layer of fabric over the top. I will be keeping the edges frayed to add to the over-all look. I want to use all of the colours in each garment so each pattern piece will be a…

I took this Alexander McQueen garment as a starting point for what shape I would use for my collection. The idea is to have a box shape, using the dart-less block, and incorporating elements of armour from the Wallace collection I saw.  

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My colours were inspired by the 2011 Rodarte collection. It had beautiful colours of beige, redwood red, grey and a light blue. 

My new inspirations for my premiere vision collection were amour and a touch of Alexander McQueen. When we went to the Hampton court palace London I fell in love with the paintings of armour on the walls, there were also statues of Romans which sparked my imagination. My research on trends led me to the very dramatic collection of Alexander McQueen, his collection had new interesting cuts and very historically based. Sadly it was his very last collection he ever did in 2010. In order…