VICTORIAN ANTIQUES; FLATS COLLECTION

THIS FALL/WINTER 2017 COLLECTION IS INSPIRED BY ANTIQUES FROM THE VICTORIAN ERA. FOCUSING MAINLY ON THE DARK TONES AND FLORAL MOTIFS COMMONLY FOUND ON UPHOLSTERY AND VARIOUS KNICK-KNACKS OF THE TIME, THIS FLATS-ONLY DESIGN COLLECTION REINTRODUCED THE 1800S STYLE IN A MORE MODERN WAY.

MY CUSTOMER MAY BE SOMEONE ARTISTIC, WITH AN EYE FOR VINTAGE AND AN APPRECIATION FOR THE HISTORY OF FASHION AND THE ARTS. SHE WOULD MOST LIKELY BE A STUDENT OR GRADUATE, STARTING HER CAREER AND STILL VERY MUCH PASSIONATE ABOUT LEARNING NEW THINGS AND DEVELOPING HER OWN STYLE. FOR THE MAJORITY OF THIS COLLECTION, I KEPT MY DESIGNS SIMPLE AND ELEGANT, AS WAS THE VICTORIAN TIMES, BUT GIVE EACH ITEM SPECIFIC DETAILS TO CREATE THE GARMENTS UNIQUE AND EYE TURNING.

I WAS INSPIRED FROM THE TASSELS OF AN OLD FASHIONED LAMP SHADE FOR MY DESIGN OF THIS SKIRT. I KEPT THE DESIGN OF IT SIMPLE BUT CLASSY WITH BOOTY SHORTS AND A KNEE- LENGTH SHEER SKIRT ON TOP OF IT.

THE JEAN IS A SIMPLE DARK WASH, WITH DETAILED STITCHING AND A BACK PATCH LOGO.

FOR THE SWEATER, I DECIDED TO KEEP IT CASUAL AND SIMPLE DESIGNED, BUT ADDED DARKER TONES AND NON-GEOMETRIC STRIPES TO MAKE IT UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL.

KEEPING THE MOTIFS ON MY BUTTON DOWN SHIRT SIMPLE AND BLACK, I GAVE THE BUTTONED DOWN SHIRT GOLD DETAILS TO DRAW THE EYE TO THE EMBELLISHMENTS OF THE SHIRT. THE COLLAR, ATTACHED ON THE SIDES AND BACK GIVES THE SHIRT A SENSE OF OLD-FASHIONED APPEARANCE WHILE THE COLORS AND DETAILS MODERNIZE IT.

FOR COLD FALL DAYS, I ADDED A BUILD IN CAPE TO THIS DRESS. CAPES WERE VERY POPULAR AMONGST WOMEN IN THE 1800'S CENTURY. THE MOTIFS ARE MUCH MORE ELABORATE, AND MORE OF WHICH YOU MIGHT SEE ON VICTORIAN FURNITURE, WITH FLEUR-DE-LIS INSPIRED DESIGNS. BRINGING THE ATTENTION TO THE PATTERN, I KEPT THE REST OF THE GARMENT WHITE.