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Hurry up with a new challange.... cant wait to start!Okay, the next challenge!
Choose a character from a piece of literature. Create an ensemble that not only references the clothes they wear, but also their personalities. These pieces must also be wearable in today's context. (Hint: choose a somewhat well-known subject, so I'll a) know who it is, or b) be able to look them up.)
Will July eighth be a good deadline?
Choose a character from a piece of literature. Create an ensemble that not only references the clothes they wear, but also their personalities. These pieces must also be wearable in today's context. (Hint: choose a somewhat well-known subject, so I'll a) know who it is, or b) be able to look them up.)
Will July eighth be a good deadline?
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Destroy Jennifer I really like your design (in fact I think I'd like to wear it) but I don't agree that fashion hasn't changed much over the past 50 years. Perhaps superficially some of the silhouettes are the same, but the underpinnings, social values, materials technology and product development processes are so vastly different today than they were in 1957, I find it surprising that you couldn't extrapolate a commentary on future developments, on at least one of those aspects, with your design. The nature of fashion is that it always changes! I think perhaps you didn't have a complete understanding of the challenge?
I know, I was really rushed to get it uploaded so I never got to explain myself very well. What I was trying to say is that fashion seems to me very slow to adapt new technologies and certainly much slower than other fields. It seemed to me that designers are resistant to incorporate technology into the clothes in a real way. It's always gimicky and novel. Maybe it's just not feasible yet.
I think the innovation will be in the fabrics and the technology that goes into producing them, but, honestly, I have no idea about fabrics and that stuff.
Anyway, I really liked your submission ilaughead and I really like your challenge. Maybe I will do this one to try and redeem myself.
I hope this is alright, joining in on this after it's already begun... but I thought it'd be good for me to get back into practice with illustration. 
This is my first entry ever on TFS, I only just joined today, so Hello!
So here's my entry for the Literary Figure design challenge:
I chose to use Dorian Gray from Oscar Wilde's Portrait of Dorian Gray. I focused mainly on the young Dorian, whom I've reflected onto a female form, focusing on his pride and vanity, reflecting that in the ruffles and bows of the jacket. Rather than using a portrait to reflect his narcissitic tendencies, I used mirrors, which you can see on the heel and front of the boots, which can also be seen as Dorian being fearful of aging and constantly checking himself for any sign of a wrinkle. (A sort of pick-me up for the self-obsessed when they're feeling down, their heads hanging, they see themselves looking back up, and voila. Perhaps.) As for touching on Dorian's innocent and naivete, I kept my Dorian well covered up, yet still appealing. I didn't reflect the aging Dorian in this outfit, though it would be interesting to use it in perhaps a second outfit to show Dorian prior to his loss of innocence.
And finally, in case you don't know who Dorian Gray is, wikipedia has kindly created a page dedicated to the character here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_Gray
Anyway, thank you and I hope you enjoy!
This is my first entry ever on TFS, I only just joined today, so Hello!
So here's my entry for the Literary Figure design challenge:
I chose to use Dorian Gray from Oscar Wilde's Portrait of Dorian Gray. I focused mainly on the young Dorian, whom I've reflected onto a female form, focusing on his pride and vanity, reflecting that in the ruffles and bows of the jacket. Rather than using a portrait to reflect his narcissitic tendencies, I used mirrors, which you can see on the heel and front of the boots, which can also be seen as Dorian being fearful of aging and constantly checking himself for any sign of a wrinkle. (A sort of pick-me up for the self-obsessed when they're feeling down, their heads hanging, they see themselves looking back up, and voila. Perhaps.) As for touching on Dorian's innocent and naivete, I kept my Dorian well covered up, yet still appealing. I didn't reflect the aging Dorian in this outfit, though it would be interesting to use it in perhaps a second outfit to show Dorian prior to his loss of innocence.
And finally, in case you don't know who Dorian Gray is, wikipedia has kindly created a page dedicated to the character here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_Gray
Anyway, thank you and I hope you enjoy!
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I love that outfit thwick! What a way to post a brilliant first post!
I have been reading this thread and wowing at all these beautiful illustrations. You are all so inspiring =)
I haven't had time to do any yet but I'd love to this round. Let me try to decide on a character...
I have been reading this thread and wowing at all these beautiful illustrations. You are all so inspiring =)
I haven't had time to do any yet but I'd love to this round. Let me try to decide on a character...
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Evae: Thank you very much!
ilaughead: I only realised afterwards that your signatures quote is from Oscar Wilde, and here I was hoping you knew the story! haha
Mesmeri: Thank you! And yes, there is so much wonderful work here, inspires me to draw more! And I can't wait to see your entry, or anyones elses entry for that matter! I'm so impatient. lol
ilaughead: I only realised afterwards that your signatures quote is from Oscar Wilde, and here I was hoping you knew the story! haha
Mesmeri: Thank you! And yes, there is so much wonderful work here, inspires me to draw more! And I can't wait to see your entry, or anyones elses entry for that matter! I'm so impatient. lol
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