Fashion Print Inspiration

I've been updating a dedicated 'print' board on my pinterest account to keep tabs on inspiring imagery and ideas. You can have a look here....
http://www.pinterest.com/flowergirl613/prints/
Having this inspiration to quick reference definitely helped when it came to making my screen prints in the workshop last week. Its always good to have a reminder of things you like and catch your eye, to inform the progress of your own project, I think!

I get particularly excited by seeing print in a fashion context. Seeing how pattern works in 3d over the body, and can cleverly be complimented by the cut of a garment is always fascinating. Looking to the current pre-fall shows, I just came across House of Holland's fun use of print. The digitally manipulated college imagery (especially in the central design) and slogan graphics in the bright colours remind me in a way of my own college-esqe digital prints I created in photoshop from my Box Clever collection! 

House of Holland prints for Pre-Fall '14 (Image at http://patternbank.com/catwalks/ Accessed 15/1/14)

From the up coming season, Spring/Summer '14, I really loved Japser Conran's designs. All his prints have a bold, hand drawn feeling to them, with the simple monochromatic colour schemes demonstrating how effective a 2-colour print can look. I like all the different scales of print that are so clearly visible throughout the collection- from smaller scribble motifs, to large scale swirling patterns. When it came to screen printing with my own stencils, I tried to think about how I could mix up the scales and overlay larger shapes with smaller repeats ontop. 

Jasper Conran Prints (Image at http://patternbank.com/london-fashion-week-springsummer-2014-part-1/ Accessed 15/1/14) 

Antoni and Alison's show from last Spring/Summer also came back to mind when I started this print block. Although the final prints were digitally printed, I love the messy, painty feel they have, and found them quite inspiring to look at in reference to my screen printing. 

Antoni & Alison SS13
(Image at http://patternbank.com/london-fashion-week-springsummer-2013-print-highlights-part-1/ Accessed 15/1/14) 

I love the way the prints aren't at all timid- the strong, confident strokes of paint and bright colour combinations encouraged me to also be brave and daring in my screen print choices. In the end I printed my final silk screen designs all onto one big square of fabric, which I then cut into separate samples. Antoni and Alison's SS13 prints have such a sense of freedom and fun, and working on one big piece of silk helped me to release my creativity, rather than trying to design on the confines of lots of small pieces. 

Image reference:
(2014) House of Holland Pre-fall '14 prints [Online Image] Available at http://patternbank.com/catwalks/  [Accessed 15/1/14]
(2014) Jasper Conran SS Prints [Online Image] Available at  http://patternbank.com/london-fashion-week-springsummer-2014-part-1/ [Accessed 15/1/14]
(2013) Antoni & Alison SS13 prints [Online image]  Available at http://patternbank.com/london-fashion-week-springsummer-2013-print-highlights-part-1/ [Accessed 15/1/14]