The document provides instructions and themes for designing a set of geometric patterned t-shirts to represent a new fashion brand. It discusses the themes of "Sensual & Allure" and provides concepts for incorporating movement, muscles/body parts, and folding techniques using black plastic sheets. It also profiles two influential fashion designers, Hussein Chalayan and Rei Kawakubo, noting some of their innovative design techniques involving layers, composites, pneumatic systems, industrial materials, dynamic silhouettes, and use of color. Key learnings are to be original, use texture and different materials to create new forms, and apply design principles to tell a story through the shirt.
1. NARCISO
SENSE OF MAN
O N G K E Q I 0 3 2 4 2 5 1
T E N G L I Y I K 0 3 2 4 3 6 6
G O H J Y I A W H E Y 0 3 2 4 9 1 0
2. R E I N V E N T I N G
T H E T -S H I R T
“D E S I G N ”
S E N S U AL
& AL L U R E
D E S I G N 3 / 4
P I E C E S O F T -
S H I R T S T O
R E P R E S E N T S A
N E W F A S H I O N
B R A N D .
C R E A T E A S E T O F
G E O M E T R I C
D E S I G N E D T - S H I R T
F O R 3 / 4 T - S H I R T S
O N L Y T O R E F L E C T
T H E T H E M E G I V E N .
- T H E M E
PROJECT 1B
3. SENSUAL & ALLURE
Sensual means physically pleasing. It often
is used in a sexual context, but is not
exclusively sexual in meaning.
If you find yourself making eyes at that
stranger across the coffee shop, chances
are there is an allure about him or her —
something mysteriously, powerfully
attractive and tempting.
- T H E M E
5. COLOUR, TECHNIQUES
MATERIAL
MATERIAL THAT WE USED IS THE
PLASTIC SHEET
USE PLASTIC SHEET TO FOLD
BLACK COLOUR TO SHOW
THE MYSTERIOUS OF
SENSUAL.
FOLDING TECHNIQUES
FOLD AND PUT PLASTIC SHEET
ON IT AFTER THAT SEW IT.
6. H U S S E I N
C H A L A Y A N
H U S S E I N C H A L A Y A N I S K N O W N F O R
B E I N G O N E O F F A S H I O N ' S M O S T
E X P E R I M E N T A L A N D I N N O V A T I V E
D E S I G N E R S . S O M E O F H I S B E S T K N O W N
D E S I G N S I N C L U D E A C O F F E E T A B L E
W H I C H T U R N E D I N T O A W O O D E N S K I R T ,
P A P E R D R E S S E S T H A T C A N B E F O L D E D
I N T O E N V E L O P E S A N D L O O K S I N S P I R E D
B Y T H E S T R U C T U R E O F A E R O P L A N E S .
H E T R A N S F O R M E D C L O T H E S F R O M
B E I N G O N E L A Y E R O F F A B R I C
C O V E R I N G T H E B O D Y , I N T O M U L T I
L A Y E R E D C O M P O S I T E S L I K E A
P R O D U C T O R I N D U S T R I A L
M A T E R I A L W I T H D I F F E R E N T P A R T S
A N D L A Y E R S O N E U N D E R T H E
O T H E R .
P N E U M A T I C S Y S T E M S A R E A I R
O R G A S P U M P E D E L E M E N T S
T H A T A R E B E I N G U S E D I N
M A N Y I N D U S T R I A L P R O D U C T S
A N D A R C H I T E C T U R E
D E S I G N E R 1
LAYERS /COMPOSITES
PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURE
7. ELEMENT -FORMS
USING THE MATERIALS HE GETS
THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN NEW
FORMS ESPECIALLY THROUGH
PLASTIC AND FIBER GLASS WITH
RESIN, WHICH CAUSE HIS
DESIGNS TO HAVE MORE
INDUSTRIAL LOOK, EVEN LIKE A
SMOOTH AEROPLANE SURFACE.
ELEMENT -TEXTURES
B E S I D E S U S I N G D I F F E R E N T
T E X T U R E D F A B R I C S T O G E T H E R ,
D U E T O T H E M A T E R I A L S
M E N T I O N E D A B O V E H I S
D E S I G N S A L S O C O N T A I N T H E
T E X T U R E S O F T H E S E M A T E R I A L S
E N R I C H I N G H I S W O R K S .
FABRICS ARE THE BASIC ELEMENT
FOR FASHION DESIGN, HUSSEIN
CHALAYAN ADDS SOME OTHER
MATERIALS THOSE MAINLY USED
IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS AND
ARCHITECTURE LIKE PLASTIC,
GLASS, PAPER, WOOD, FIBER
GLASS, RESIN, TO HIS DESIGNS
MATERIALS
8. PRINCIPLES
DESIGNER 2
REIKA
KAWAKUBO
DYNAMIC - HE USED THE LAYER TO
SHOW THE ENERGETIC OF THE
SHIRT.
RHYTHM - HE USED THE
COMPOSITION TO PERFORM A FLOW
FROM THE FOCUS POINT IN THE
SHIRT.
R E I K A W A K U B O I S T H E C R E A T I V E
D I R E C T O R O F C O M M E D E S
G A R Ç O N S , W H I C H S H E H A S
G R O W N I N T O A B U S I N E S S
T U R N I N G O V E R $ 2 2 0 M I L L I O N A
Y E A R . S H E N E V E R T R A I N E D T O B E
A F A S H I O N D E S I G N E R ; I N S T E A D
S H E S T U D I E D A R T A N D
L I T E R A T U R E A T K E I O U N I V E R S I T Y .
P E R H A P S A S A R E S U L T O F T H I S ,
K A W A K U B O H A S A L W A Y S
F O L L O W E D T H E B E A T O F H E R
O W N D R U M , B O T H
C O M M E R C I A L L Y A N D C R E A T I V E L Y .
D U B B E D “ A N T I - F A S H I O N ” A N D
“ H I R O S H I M A C H I C ” B Y E A S I L Y
S H O C K E D A N D I N S E N S I T I V E
J O U R N A L I S T S , K A W A K U B O ’ S F I R S T
S H O W M A D E R I P P L E S A C R O S S T H E
F A S H I O N I N D U S T R Y .
9. PRINCIPLES -Dynamic
S H E P L A Y
D Y N A M I C V E R Y
W E L L W I T H W I D E N
T H E L I N E .
element -colour
T H O U G H O R I G I N A L L Y
K N O W N F O R H E R
W O R K S U S I N G A D A R K
P A L E T T E , S H E L A T E R
S T A R T E D T O U S E
B R I G H T E R C O L O R S .
IMPORTANT THING LEARNT FROM 2DESIGNER
U S E A B I L I T Y T O C R E A T E N E W
F O R M .
B E F U N . D O N ' T L I M I T
Y O U R S E L F .
B E B O L D .
U S E T E X T U R E S E N R I C H
D E S I G N .
U S E A N Y M A T E R I A L S C R E A T E
N E W T H I N G .
K E E P T H I N G S O R I G I N A L .
U S E C O L O U R S H O W
E X P O S U R E . .
E V E R Y D E S I G N G O T A S T O R Y .
T R Y D I F F E R E N T P R I N C I P L E S
A P P L Y O N S H I R T .
U S E T H E E L E M E N T S T O
A T T R A C T A T T R A C T I O N .