Pattern Cutting: Create Classic Tailored Trousers
Influences
A course by Monisola Omotoso , Designer and Creative Pattern Cutter
Joined September 2021
Joined September 2021
About the video: Influences
Overview
“The main feature that defines my work is the surface detailing. My inspirations include origami 3D embellishments, quilting to create shadow and light (chiaroscuro), as well as the tailored severity of military uniforms and vintage Victorian jackets, especially the sleeves. Many other things inspire me too. In this lesson, I will delve into the main ones and explain what I love about them. ”
In this video lesson Monisola Omotoso addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pattern Cutting: Create Classic Tailored Trousers. Learn how to measure and make a pair of trousers, from the initial block pattern to the finished garment, and showcase your own style.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences In this lesson, I'll talk to you about my influences. They're very varied and I tend to like things like texture, embellishment, but also architectural forms as well. Origami, painting, Caravaggio and Vermeer in particular. But let's start with the Lanvin book. I first discovered this book in the library at university, doing a project for my first year. Mainly with Lanvin, the attention to detail was always about textile embellishment. And what I had particularly loved about it was a method that I discovered in the book, a quilting method called trapunto, which added in-detail ...”
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Course summary for: Pattern Cutting: Create Classic Tailored Trousers
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Arts & Crafts, Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing
Monisola Omotoso
A course by Monisola Omotoso
Monisola Omotoso is a designer and pattern cutter based in central London. She comes from a family of South American tailors and followed in their footsteps, making her first wearable pattern at just eight years old. She later studied art and design at Middlesex University where she discovered a love of pattern cutting. While studying, she won several competitions and during her final year, she designed her first commercial product, which was sold at retailers like Paul Smith.
After graduating, Monisola started her own namesake brand which she ran for 10 years, distributing her ranges across the world. She has designed stage outfits for musicians including David Bowie and U2 and her work has been featured in leading UK publications such as The Face, i-D, Fashion Weekly, and The Observer. Monisola also worked as a draper for Alexander McQueen. Now she helps others create clothing through 1:1 tuition, pattern-cutting kits, and sewing patterns.
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