final Evaluation

Yet again, I have handed in an incomplete garment and project. This is very distressing and causing doubt for my future. I am quite alarmed at the standard of the product at its present state, and am no further in gaining the time management skills I need so desperately to succeed in this, or any, industry.
I was elated at being able to pursue a costume that represents goals for storytelling and construction from my point of view. I am filled with endless ideas and concepts of building characters and a story from this costume alone, it represents my visionary designing style that I hoped I would be able to pursue in this project, but have failed to do so with lack of researching my design aspiration ideas and poor time keeping skills. My learning agreement states plans of simple and reachable goals through a structured time plan, I failed at practising this method like in projects and efforts past. At present I think I am untrained in perspective and overwhelmed by my perfectionism, which I don’t think is a bad thing but will hold me back when in the industry.
I had a plan of an extra workbook that would express ideas for a production with all the trimmings, and why the likes of Disney and showmanship mean so much to me, while providing me with further insight on what type of designer and thinker I may be and what career path I might chose. This workbook was started but forgotten to be continued due to the amount of practical work I have taken on, I truly believe that this project subject is worth every effort which will be realised and completed after marking for personal and portfolio goals.
I don’t have a problem with my construction and visualising skills and my devotion to certain subjects is all I need to spare me on, however my lack of continuity and toleration throughout more than most of my briefs is proving to beat me down. I suggest that my time in America in the summer, with the positions I have that require responsibility and control, will again help me boost my working levels.
The petticoat and corset of this project have proven to be my best accomplishment, I still see some imperfections, but I am proud to of practised and completed these pieces with precision and patience. I felt it necessary to produce Bloomers and Camisole as this is a required field of the costume (historical/performance) while expressing my ideas for exhibiting the character.
Overall I have enjoyed this project but am embarrassed because the project isn’t finished for hand in, with items not finished or started, I personally don’t want continuous sleepless nights back to back due to management skills, I also don’t want continuous marks under 60% or referred which my records show. At the end of second year I am upset that I haven’t achieved as I should and am bored with the outcomes from my time at AUCB, I am questioning my vocation and studious skills and wondering my faults. I want to be a good valued student, but I feel my individuality and habits restrict my results.




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Second Fitting

The second fitting has arrived, Most importantly, the corset fitting in order to fit the bodice. I encountered many problems during the fitting. First the corset was actually too big so I had to postboned the fitting while I ran off to remove the two back pannels then re-attach my false backs. then the corset, during my second attempt, was too small as it finished around the sides of the model. I tightened the corset as much as the model could take with ease and then measured the difference. 4" at the top and 6" at the bottom, I would make two pannels around 2" later to make up for the gap.

I also realised that steel bones were not apropriate for comfort and will get spiral bones so that the model is much more flexible. Now that the corset is in place I could fit the bodice. Due to the skirt being fine in the first fitting it wasnt neccessary to attatch it. The bodice could now be taken in more, I created two darts either side of the CF, the darts became alot longer than anticipated but were neccessary. Iam really pleased with the chest ruffle, its very similar to the attraction bride, awsome.

Period underwear

In my production of Phantom Manor, I would have a scene in the brides boudriour, in which her and her lady bridesmaid friends would be preparing her for her wedding. A scene not unlike "June Bride" from "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", "Many a new day" from "Oklahoma" and dressing scenes from "Meet Me In St.Lois" and "Gone With The Wind", in which women and girls are dressing up or down for a party with a musical interlude or cheecky bannter witheachother. This is the type of scene I wish to portray within the Phantom Manor play at some point. SO, I want to create a set of a camisole and bloomers to match the petticoat and corset. Just a plain type of camisole with lots of trimming as the character in question is extremely rich but modestly simple, so a bold broidrey anglais is perfect with coresponding ribbon trim. The bloomers in cotton linen to breath and keep structure.

Le Corset

After it was decided to produce a corset for the character, I set about constructing the simplest form of 19th century corset I could research and develop. I went with a plain five panel corset with bust, that sat comfortably in front of the BP's and sat over the waist to a point. I drafted a corset type from the "Corsets and Crinolines" book. an 1860's corset that fit the bill perfectly. Marking off the corset sheet using the models measurements, I drafted the corset and using techniques from Defining Practice, I marked the fabric with thread. I wanted a single layered corset so I used cotton drill and decided to tryout a theory by placing the bones within the seams of the corset and in the middle of most pieces I used cotton tape as the bone Chanel's.
Within the Disney Parks, bones or rigiline are not normally used as this effects the cast members comfort and mobility. The garments are usually fitted to those with the correct "healthy athletic" body shape, also that would represent the character. So Disney employ performing cast members with the correct athletic body rather than placing someone in dis comfort to portray a character.