Inspiration for FMP

My main inspiration for my FMP are the fairytales.  I am inspired by the books and the imagery that is associated with each fairytale.  I have researched lots of different children's books from the original 'Grimms Brothers' and 'Hans Christian Anderson' ones to the more modern day versions.  My main focus with these books are the illustrations.  Illustration is a really important factor within my work, I love the hand painted and hand drawn 'look' and I want to create my own little illustrations that I can scan into Photoshop and develop into digital prints which I will then have printed onto the fabric that will be used for my final collection!  This will be a long process but I feel that it will be worth it as I will get to create something different.

Other inspiration for my collection is, of course, flowers! They always feature in my work somehow.  However, I want to develop the way that I am inspired by flowers, not only for their shape but looking at how I can create prints using the flower as a paintbrush.  I think this could create some interesting textures.

My other floral inspiration can be found on my Pinterest page!!

http://pinterest.com/anirose1/florals/

Strawberry Hill House has also inspired me a lot.   Created by Horace Walpole in the 18th Century, it is one of Britain's finest examples of Georgian Gothic revival architecture.  I was inspired to visit this house because it looks so fairytale and fantasy like!  I have never seen a building like it before, full of print, wallpaper, imagery and pattern..but that is another post!

Windsor Castle along with Queen Mary's Dollshouse was also inspirational just because of the castle shape and because I do like dollshouses!  I also looked at the fascinating real life dollshouse built for Queen Elizabeth in 1932 in the grounds of the Royal Lodge.  This was inspirational in a different way because it was built especially for the young royals to play in, so the atmosphere of it would have been breath taking and exciting- something that I want to portray with my collection.

  

Final Major Project (FMP)

I started my FMP at the end of February, carrying on from last semester's project I have kept my theme of 'fairytales' running.  However this time, I will be designing for the Autumn/Winter season and I will be changing some of the fairytales.  The new fairytales I am inspired by this semester are: 'The Snow Queen' and 'The elves and the shoemaker'.  These stories are not so well known but full of rich imagery that I feel is suited to an Autumn/Winter collection. I am developing further: 'Cinderella', 'Snow White', 'Hansel and Gretel' and 'Sleeping Beauty.'  I chose to develop these further because I feel that I can produce more prints that are inspired by the different elements in each story.

I will be designing a girls wear range age 5-6 years.  The luxury collection will include party dresses, capes, coats and leggings as well as hairband accessories.

Here are my initial moodboards, 'the look' I am aiming for and my wall space: