samantha pleet.

http://www.samanthapleet.com/

The story began in 2006 when Brooklyn Designer Samantha Pleet debuted her namesake collection, intertwining elements of the mysterious and fantastical with a sense of modernity.
Each season new and ancient ideas from music, art, history, and literature are conjured along with various feelings and are transformed into Pleet's silhouettes, then shown in collaborative projects from films, photographs to unique installations.
The clothes, made in New York City using organic materials whenever possible, have become favorites among creative girls around the world including musicians like Beach House, The Dirty Projectors, and Au Revoir Simone.
She has collaborated with Urban Outfitters on Rapscallion by Samantha Pleet which led to curating the inaugural pop up shop at Space 15 Twenty in Los Angeles. The 29 year old Pratt graduate gardens, paints, travels, and hunts for treasure in her spare time. SHE SOUNDS AMAZING.

her collection are simple, girly and sustainable.

eco fashion at new york fashion week 2010.

(www.posh-swaps.com)

For the second season at New York Fashion Week, the Green Shows featured a range of global eco designers and brands sending a very clear message that New York can do green with style. The collections featured a range of ecofriendly fabrics including recycled and upcycled, organic and sustainable fabrics.

The Green Shows opened with an extravagant and elaborate couture , inspired collection, by London designer Gary Harvey featuring recycled clothes made into beautiful full skirted outfits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5z1PYFPdM0&feature=player_embedded#at=33

JoAnn Berman’s colourful and eclectic collection was made using recycled and upcycled materials.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajRbqfk2SQk&feature=player_embedded

this is a good summary:

LAST WEEK.

today i had a tutorial with visiting lecturer jane eastwood. (http://janeeastwooddesign.com/about.html)

it's the last week before hand in. and we have to make 2 inspiration/contextual boards and 4 final conclusions by then... AH.

as i was stuck to what i should do next, the tutorial really helped.

her comment 'simplify and refine check fabric techniques. try pulling out threads and slashing, and other ideas done on other fabric sample. try making less bulky.'

i guess this is good feedback for when i start making my final pieces... but what should my final products be? and for what context?

i spoke to grainne earlier and she suggested i make a theme from my initial fabric manipulations. FOLDING, PLEATING AND STITCHING are the most common themes from my samples. also the idea of cutting out and hiding.

so, i photocopied a number of my samples and started to create shapes and forms by folding and pleating. like origami, but i'm not making an object - just shapes. this will help me refine ideas for when i create my samples in fabric.

i still need to think of a context. i was told today i'm a 'fashion girl.' i don't know if i'm an interior girl... or both? we'll see :)

alot of my folding involves triangles. perhaps look at collars..? (http://www.urbanjunkies.com/london/images/stories/08/0616-brightsparks-1.jpg)

ah. collars and corsages in one unit..!?

websites

 http://www.ecouterre.com/
 http://www.refashionable.com/blog/
http://www.peopletree.co.uk/content/FOLKprofile.php
http://textilefutures.co.uk/
http://www.collaborativeconsumption.com/
http://www.tedresearch.net/
http://antenna.sciencemuseum.org.uk/trashfashion/
http://www.aadip9.net/erandi/2007/12/
http://ethicaltextile.blogspot.com
http://www.alltheluckintheworld.nl/en/home.php
http://www.fiberarts.com/article_archive/reviews/group/throughthesurface.asp
http://www.guidetoartschools.com/tips-and-tools/print-design-blogs