Throughout my research stages of this unit there has been an obvious influence provided from haute couture embellishment and embroidery techniques. Similarly to my previous methods of working, beading is a laborious exercise that requires a lot of patience and a lot of time: to things that I do not have in the final weeks of this practice. This said, I have incorporated embellishments into my samples: the beading reflecting qualities of texture and movement into the pieces.
Reflecting on these samples, it is certain that they are created for a fashion context. Working with white-on-white materials, stitching and beadwork, it offered influence that my work could fit quite nicely into wedding design, an area that I had never really thought about, until producing these pieces. Taking this into account, I have recently contact couture wedding dress design, Sarah Willard, and been offered a work placement opportunity, in order to learn the basics of couture embroidery as well as the placement of embroidery onto garments. I feel that this opportunity will further allow me to investigate into the exactly direction that I would like to head into once graduating.
