I'd already read through the brief a couple of times so was quite aware of what to expect and I'd kind of already got my thinking cap on as to what kind of culture I might like to explore. I've already completed quite a lengthy project on different cultures for my A Level. However, I'm quite happy to explore this kind of culture based brief again as there are so many different paths to go down and they're all so different and interesting! For my previous project I focused on African, Indian, Japanese and Spanish culture. I thoroughly enjoyed looking into each culture and I was quite conscious that I wanted to look into both the traditional and modern sides of the culture's fashion.
When thinking of which culture to focus on this time around I'm quite drawn to Indian again. I love the bright, bold colours often used and the luxurious and quite elegant appearance a lot of their clothing has. I also love the intricate details and decoration, which is further inspired by a designer called Manish Arora.
However, what I've really been inspired by is from a completely different perspective. During our lesson in which this design brief was given to us, the tutors mentioned to students who originate from a different country that they might like to focus on their own original culture. This got me to thinking about my own culture. As well as this thought, I noticed our design brief points out, 'after exhausting one's immediate surroundings, designer's turn to to the next place for a dose of exoticism.' I realised I don't feel I have exhausted my own culture and surroundings, if anything, I haven't really explored it at all!
So watch this space really, my idea's may change. I'd to run the idea by my tutor's to get their idea's but I've already been researching into the 'English Rose' culture/idea an
d it only inspires me further!
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