the ultimate mentor

the ultimare ddesign mentor. Versace. the mixture of class and sex appeal has forever set Versace aside from the competition. the combination of cuture and contemporary street edge is so inspirational and a big influence upon my deisgn aesthetic towards my collection CDF Density 2011.

cdf photography work.

CDF fashion photography.

textile design

textile design work, inspired by vietnamese culture.  mixed media textile design. thsi is soem of my favourite textile work i have designed and created.

illustration work.

Illustration work of mine.

just amazing.

amazing style.

style trend forcast. birds.

shine

Light reflection and shine on oil liquids. visual imagery adn inspiration towards my theme of textiles for my collection Density WW 2011

Solve Sundsbo. visual inspiration.

Light reflections

amazing refelctions of light on the metalic surface. textile inspiration for collection development.

Light imagery

Installation art by Gabriel Dawe. The inatallation is made out of gütermann thread, wood and nails attached at either end to blocks of wood, the effect is like a real-world version of computer generated imagery.  

The patterns of light reflection and colour gradation is linked to my theme of oil slicks in water.  and the visual impact of this installation in beautiful.

Theo Altenburg

Work by Artist Theo Altenburg. appeared on The Cool Hunter. inspirational towards my textile development of patterns of oil slicks in water adn light refraction.

The beauty of water

connection to my theme of Pearl Harbour and oil slicks in water. The textile development of my range is all developed from teh patterns of light adn shadows in water and the rainbows of colour and light that oil in water creates. this photograph is a good emaxple of this inspiration and also how my market is for womenswear adn towards the development of my own contemporary woman through my collection.

embelishment

McQueen Couture embelihsment. amazing layers of textures to create beautiful patterns and the upmost feel of luxury.  Hand beaded embelishment is such an old technique of craftsmanship but here is used in the most contemporary way. very inspirational towards my design development of beaded textile embelishment.

Design Inspiration

Amazing embelished stockings and leggings used throughout this editorial featured in 2009 Vogue Italia. very inspirational towards my design development.

Dani Seitz. model.

Dani Seitz was the amazing model who wore my Sunsilk dress. she is incredibly beautiful and has the most amazinf presence which demands the attention of everyone around her. a real head turner.  i think she is just so beautiful and it would be very inspirational to use her in mind for my design collection as a muse.   Dani Seitz is Canadian, and is with Chadwick modeling agencey in Australia. 

This editorial, featuring Dani Seitz, titled Night Fox, by Canadian photographer Lynsie Roberts for for OTM magazine in 2011.

Sunsilk/Coles Fashion Event Aisle Avant Garde

 Professional Photos of my Sunsilk/Coles Aisle Avant Garde dress.

Colour development.

Colour development for my collection. all hand dyed fabrics.  i am aiming for a contemporary colour scheme also experimenting with shadowing and transperancey of fabrications too.

Bridal Couture, some past work,

 

 

 in 2008 i made this wedding dress for my cousin Jennifer Davies,  i made the dress, and designed and hand embelished the entire dress. the embelishment was a combination of hand applique lace, beaded pearls and crystals to craete this beautiful textuer of embelishment across the bust as shown in the closeup in the photograph above.  the train of the dress also was covered in hand appliqued lace pieces and beaded with a variety of sizes of pearls, crystals and also rhindstones arount the hem.  i am very proud of this dress and all the work that went into it.  and the bride loved it!

 

This is a copy of the Newspaper article that the happy couple (and my dress) featured in.

Foile e Deux. styling fashion editorial.

Stills from Fashion Editorial titled 'Foile e Deux' 2010 project

styling by Coutney White and Caitlin Daveies - Forsyth (me!)

Photography by Shannon Baker.

Sunsilk/Coles Fashion Event Exposure

Aisle Avant Garde

This is a photograph of the article from the Sydney Morngin Herald May 11th 2011 publication.  Its a great candid shot of the models off duty! Below in the image caption is says my name and prize. very exciting.

Sunsilk/Coles Fashion Event Exposure

I was interviewed for the North Shore Times after I won the Sunsilk/Coles Fashion Event competition. this is a photograph of the article. featured Wednesday May 18th, 2011. very exciting!

Fashion in Supermarkets

In the latest issue of Vogue Australia (a favourite magazine fashion publication of mine, which I purchase religiously wach month) the June 2011 issue features this double spread featuring fashion in a supermarket setting, it is a promotional shoot for Coles, as they are relaunching their beauty ranges instore.  this is exactly what the Sunsilk competition was for! which is very exciting! this could mark the beginning of a new trend in fashion photography, in the everyday setting, the supermarket.  the Sunsilk competition i took part in was sponsored by Coles therefore this fashion spread, which is just one of 4 founf in the magazine for the month is very interesting.

design development. embelment on drapes.

these are photographs out of my design journal of my design development of application of textiles and embelishment to my collection.  the textiles have been placed for beadingoptions then resized and transperencey altered to create the idea of digital prints.  these are rough ideas.  my collection will be heavily textile based to create this contemporary evening collection.