Create a Dress from Scratch
Definition of silhouette
A course by Natalia Londoño , Fashion Designer and Creative Director
About the video: Definition of silhouette
Overview
“I will explain how to define the silhouette of your basic dress and you will draw it on the figure's silhouette to have a precise reference to the dress you want. You will define all the details of the garment from the top to the bottom. This way you will be clear about the design and then you can develop the patterns without problems. ”
In this video lesson Natalia Londoño addresses the topic: Definition of silhouette, which is part of the Domestika online course: Create a Dress from Scratch. Learn basic experimental pattern techniques and create garments by designing silhouettes from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“Defining the silhouette Welcome to this new lesson. I hope the concepts of pattern, silhouette and volume are clear because we'll be applying them now. In the additional resources of this unit, you'll find a PDF file that you can download to follow each step for defining your silhouette. Let's get started. Here I have a basic figure and I've decided to make a dress with an A-line silhouette. It will not be very tight, just close-fitting. For the neck design, I want it to be off-shoulder, but with a modification similar to a princess neckline. I can lightly mark on the figure the width and t...”
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Course summary for: Create a Dress from Scratch
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing
Natalia Londoño
A course by Natalia Londoño
Natalia Londoño is the founder and creative director of her namesake brand of women's appeal NATALIA LONDOÑO. Her education includes a degree in Design Engineering for Product Lines with a focus on Sustainable Design from the EAFIT University (Medellín, Colombia), a specialization in Strategic Design and Innovation from the Pontifical Bolivarian University (Medellín, Colombia), and a Master's degree in Fashion Design from the European Design Institute (Barcelona, Spain).
She draws her inspiration from art and architecture and uses her work to empower women by transforming clothing into a form of inner expression. Natalia is also passionate about studying trends and altering and adapting shapes, volume and silhouettes to the human body in clothing design.
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