Marilyn Minter

Minter has been subject to criticism for many years because of her use of erotic and sexual images in her photography and paintings. She uses conventional dark room processes and does not crop or digitally enhance any of her images.

Her paintings are made by combining negatives in photoshop to create a whole new image. The new image is then made into paintings using layering with enamel paint over aluminum. The final layer of the painting is applied with fingers to soften the brush strokes

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Image from Green Pink Caviar

Quail's egg

This image below is my favourite from her collection because of the texture and the small details.

These images are very sensual and is a classic example of her erotic style. 

She chooses to work in this way because she believes the body is a symbol of yearning and desire. In the following images she uses the tongue like a brush to create the photographs using different 'paint' from candy to snow. 

The images are taken from the underside of glass. 

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http://dailyserving.com/2009/05/marilyn-minter-2/

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Final outcome for Tailoring

For my final outcome I have used illustrator to transform some of the shots from our class photoshoot. My plan is to lay them out in a book with reincarnation quotes and images. I think they look very tribal and they convey my theme better than if I had drawn them myself or organised another shoot. 

Discovered designers

During this project I have discovered some designers I haven't seen before so I wanted to include them on here because I have not put them into my final trend book. 

Falguni and Shane Peacock

Spring/Summer 2011

A husband and wife team who set up there couture label in 2004. They use svelte silhouettes and the finest fabrics which are available on their doorstep in India. They made their debut in 2008 at London Fashion Week

 'Our designs are the treaded reality of our dreams and inspirations, an amalgamation of colours, textures and vivid embellishments'.

I was drawn to their work by their bright vivid prints and their creative silhouettes. Their maxi dresses are my favourite garments in this collection. 

Samantha Cole

Samantha Cole London is an International Award winning contemporary British brand.

She won the Best Womenswear Designer in 2009 at New York Fashion Week for her Spring/Summer collection.

Her inspiration comes from modern day trends although she does not rely on it for the direction of her collections.

A Journey of Self Discovery 
This collection is very tailored and the silhouettes are amazingly over sized which is why this collection is the one I think is the most inspirational to me. Her clients are said to wear this label to 'make a statement and convey a characteristic of their personality through unspoken words', and I think this collection does exactly that.
The collection is influenced by Edwardian and Victorian era with loose Gothic references. The point of this collection is the journey the wearer goes on. The journey to the discovery of herself.  

 A New Dawn

Here she uses quilted fabrics and creates structured silhouettes making the garments both hard and soft. This collection is based on the current economic climate in relation to the feeling of 'coming out, coming through, a fresh start and something new'. 

The textured shapes in the fabric were inspired by geometric architecture dating back to Ancient Egypt. A simple colour palette was used it highlight the texture and shapes in the collection. 

                                                                                            
Warrior

As the name suggests this is a strong collection with again  both hard and soft elements. The inspiration came from the social and economic climate at the moment. There are harder edges and structured layering which comes from modern architecture. 

This collection is also a combination of three strong women, Kate Beckinsale from 'Underworld', Tina Turner from 'Mad Max' and Jane Fonda from 'Barbarella'. The combination of these women represent a woman's strength and power in the face of difficult times.

Trend book

For the last few days since the shoot I have been trying to get my trend book finished because we have to get it bound professionally and I still have portfolio work to do as well. During the lesson we had a slideshow of layout ideas which has made me think about how my book will look. I had done quite a lot on  it before the lesson but I decided to change it to make it look more like a magazine rather than just a collection of pictures. I think the weekend will be very busy getting it finished because we have been told to have it done for Tuesday so it can be checked. I have a lot of research to edit but I think I have my layout figured out so it should only take me a couple of days to finish. 

Holly Fulton

She is an amazing designer who uses very tribal prints in her collection, which I have used to inspire my trend book. I love her jewellery, it's very futuristic and she makes some real statement pieces. They remind me of some of Lucy Hutchings work.

These are my favourite designs.

Final shoot pictures

Today we had the photoshoot and it went really well. We all decided to go in early and get the classroom set up but when I went down to the studio to get some lights we were told we couldn't have them because we did not have permission, so we moved to area 1 in the studio.This was so much better than being in the classroom because the setting was much more professional and the lighting was easier to get right. 

The model I was using is a student from the course called Katya. She was amazing but she was very late and so it was a bit of a rush getting her dressed but we managed to get some brilliant pictures. She was very professional and Priscilla took lots of photos so I had a huge choice. I think we all worked well together and the final images in my trend book are some of the best I have had in my projects all year.