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coat project update

So, I ended up not using the kelly green, instead I chose a stiff dark grey wool (3 yards for 6000yen) which is fairly thick, and will be warm for winter.
Not a lot of detail to the coat besides the buttons (10 for 2800yen) and pockets, which, for now, is fine since it's due this Wednesday, but next time I'd like to put in some top stitching, an inside pocket, a more exaggerated collar, another seam in the back? Something a little more dramatic.
I have to finish making six button holes, draw the pattern with a 1/5 ruler, and write up the order to put it together.

Dior Japonism by John Galliano

The Dior flagship store, in Omotesando, had their haute couture collection from Spring/Summer 2007 on display. Pictures, without flash, permitted.

The Doreme Matsuri, a school festival

2nd year student show

On the first day there was a typhoon! Gusts of wind and lots of rain, thus, the show was to be held inside. The second year students are divided into groups of four in which they collaborate on a design and idea, and put together a complete look, as follows:









One of the classes had a "maid cafe" at the matsuri. The students dressed as maids and served coffee and snacks. It was cold and my fingers were freezing. We went to have a seat. I should have taken a picture of the students in their maid outfits, and this one's kinda dark. I'll work on taking better photos.
There was a "T-Shirt/Y-Shirt Contest" (Y-Shirt meaning 'white shirt')
This girl, Yujin Oh, is from Korea. I remember she won an award last year for this contest. This year she made the shirt below, it's made of a semi-stiff material, something like a fancy canvas material, but softer and less stiff. The shirt looks like a jacket, no? She didn't win anything this year, too bad. The other pictures I took of the contest didn't come out so good, again, I'll work on it.
During the evening, there was a "Teacher Re-modeling" program. The students in the class think of a skit, or a dance, or a character for their teachers to be. This one was the best. I don't know who the teacher was supposed to be, but she was dancing her heart out, and the back-up dancers were her students. One of them is actually an assistant teacher.

Students in drag
Teacher in drag
It was so funny to see everyone dress in drag! Earlier there was also an event where one girl and one guy from every class dresses up in drag, with the help of their fellow classmates, of course, and go up on stage and get judged. Okay, sure, this is a fashion school, but even in high school festivals they have a contest or show where girls dress as boys, and boys dress as girls. Did we do that in high school? As an event we had to participate in? Huh?

So that was my weekend, and now I have Monday, and Tuesday off. Have to get a new cell phone, and clean my room, blah, blah, blah...

The design for the jacket, I'll hold on to it until we make coats. Instead, I'll make something a little more like...fitted, narrow, modern, a little...




Maybe green still. Better yet, bold green stripes! Yeah~!

Balenciaga photos from style.com
Stripes from nymag.com (Jeffrey from Project Runway)

doreme

At school, our next project is to make a wool suit. I was in Shibuya (I lost my phone and had to make some arrangements, accordingly) and went by the fabric shop, Marunan. They're right by the station, five flights, decent selection, and normal prices, if not on the expensive side. Incidentally, found that wool is expensive, avg. 3000yen/yard. Fortunately, they had this Kelly green, thick, like felt, wool that was on sale for 1000yen. So, as far as now, it's decided, I'll make a Kelly green jacket and skirt suit. I think I'll make the jacket more like a coat, long, a little loose, and the skirt will be knee length, slightly fitted, no flare, maybe a slit in the back. Very vintage inspired.
Prada, fall 2003
A double breasted coat, with a similar collar and cuffs, or no, maybe no cuffs. Three quarter sleeves. I'll make a sketch, and once I get the 'okay', I'll make a reduced pattern, half the actual size, using a ruler where the markings are half the actual measurements. After that gets corrected, it's cut and sew!

Balenciaga fall 2006. hmm, should I go for a mini?
this photo from style.com
above photo from jozworld.club.fr