Fashion Design: Japanese-Inspired Patterns

Overview

“For me it's not just the clothing of Japanese culture, which is where my designs come from. If I'm interested in nature or another cultural topic, I can also convert a certain mood into a mood board and use it to create a color map. These are the points for the first step in creating a new collection. So I can find references for design in different areas, not just in art. In this lesson I'll tell you where I get my inspiration from.”

In this video lesson Alisa Menkhaus addresses the topic: Inspirations, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fashion Design: Japanese-Inspired Patterns. Explore the captivating world of Japanese-inspired fashion and enhance your personal style with unique and cultural designs..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson I would like to show you what inspires me most in my design. And this book. I'll show you a picture. I can explain it quite well with that. This picture shows once, how many layers a kimono actually needs. And even more layers, Of course, the more expensive the whole outfit is, because so many silk kimonos come on top of each other. And it also has a very specific structure. So it's always according to a certain principle, how many layers come together. It is now also here in this book. I wouldn't like to go into it too much right now. And show you my design. Then you might s...”

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Course summary for: Fashion Design: Japanese-Inspired Patterns

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (47)
• 4658 students
• 5 units
• 20 lessons (4h 29m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Fashion

• Areas

  Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing