Genre Re-design
Final assignment for class PROD 302 (Costume Design Techniques)
Assignment Brief: Acquire a thrifted or second hand blazer and select a design genre. The chosen jacket must be then transformed into a garment that would fit a world of your chosen genre. The jacket can end up as any kind of garment, but at least three different sewing techniques from the class must be utilized in its reconstruction.
My genre was Retro Futurism and my second hand Blazer was XL Tweed. The concept I wanted to execute was to re-imagine Molly Ringwald’s prom dress from Pretty in Pink through a futuristic lens, combining new and old textiles and recycling as much as possible from my jacket (just like how her character in the movie recycled old dresses in order to create the iconic and unconventional dress she wore).
Original Jacket before and alterations
Concept Mood Board
Potential swatches to be added to the final garment
12/30 rough thumbnails
12/30 rough thumbnails
6/30 rough thumbnails
The sketch I ended up going off of
My Alterations To Do List
The deconstructed panels of the jacket, covering them with vinyl, and laying out pieces for the whole garment.
Sleeve construction and fittings (on me and the mannequin)
Final Photographs on the dress form
Final Details (pockets of jacket kept as pockets, tiered sleeves, back details, vinyl covered chiffon)