Design Process
Design Process
Collecting Inspiration: A continuous adventure! This can come from anywhere but some of my favorite places are; runway shows, nature, Pinterest, shopping trips, vacations, architecture, social media, and museums. This is how I find color stories, direction for body shapes, trim inspiration, the overall aesthetic of a collection by collaging images that speak to me and that compliment each other.
Fabric Sourcing: Experimenting with hand feel, drape and textures. This step typically comes before designing the bodies, I like to know what I have to work with and see how the fabric wants to be used.
Designing Bodies: Using programs such as procreate, adobe illustrator, photoshop, and New Arc AI or good old pencil and paper, I sketch up ideas for bodies using the inspirations and fabrics previously collected.
Designing trims and prints: Once the bodies are designed I move into designing trims and prints to compliment them where needed. Whether its placement prints or trims that can connect in multiple configurations, once I have the bodies designed this step goes much smoother.
Techpacking: Finally I move into techpacking using excel, collecting information for the BOM, and producing specs for garments.
Examples of CADs
Example of Techpack
