PRESENTATIONS WEEK 3 - 9.4.13

PRESENTATIONS WEEK 3

DANIEL YEO

• Good way to start - makes it interesting and wakes up the audience
• Good explanations and illustrations
• Mind map to convey ideas - good
• Scanned sketches could have been edited and made clearer as it looks hazy

My opinion on the discussion:
Passion is important in fashion because only our passion can drive us to work and develop designs. However, sometimes necessity does also come into the picture. A designer has to think about certain things like his target audience, the materials available to him and the equipments accessible. For example, in India, there is not much market for western wear as much for traditional kurtis. Here it becomes a necessity for designers (who have passion for western styles) to also produce a collection of Indian wear as a back up to survive in the fashion industry. I believe that necessity can go hand in hand with passion. In this case, a fusion between both can produce a Indo-Western line of garments.

TRISHA SHUKLA

• Appealing visuals - images
• Diagrams - visual aids
• Good explanation
• Conclusion missing

My opinion on the discussion:
is very important in fashion design, when we choose to work with a particular fabric/ color / silhouette, it might not work in the end and give that aesthetic appeal that we wanted at the start.
For example, in my current specialism project, I wanted to use a particular knitted fabric (100% Rayon) to make ruffles on the garment because I liked the colour and pattern on it and it was going with my theme well. When I made the ruffles, I saw that it would not hold up as I wanted it to because of the heavy weight and flimsy nature. I was unhappy. However, I opened it up and started exploring it and converted it into a hair band for myself. Thus, we learn from experimentation and should not take failure as a setback.

GOH CAI JUN

• Project requirements well explained
• Good development of project
• Clear concept and elaboration
• Charts explain the content well

My opinion on the discussion:
In India, artists do face sensitive issues in their works. Earlier, it was criticised and considered ethically incorrect and immoral. However, now such topics are accepted with an open & broader mindset of the masses, and are also important as they are an effective medium of conveying a message to the audience or make them aware of an issue. Anyway, the censor board hides nudity and does not let the audience exposed to it. Also, movies like My name is khan and New york have been based on issues like Racism. Another example, Slumdog Millionaire by director Danny Boyle was based on Child Labor and won 8 awards at the Oscars. Thus, media is a good way of communicating to the masses.

A still from Slumdog Millionaire

MY OWN PRESENTATION:
My presentation went off satisfactory however there were certain areas pointed out that I should improve on. Firstly I realized that I was speaking too fast because I had to deliver a lot of content in just 20 minutes. However, i must pause at regular intervals, and make eye contact with the audience to allow them to register the information given.
Also, I must briefly state the points written in my slides and not just explain 2-3 out of all as that would show carelessness on my side.
Another useful comment made by my lecturer Janet was to remember where my emphasis on the garment is - the ruffles or the gathering. My emphasis is on the ruffles hence it should be made more prominent.

My garment illustration showing ruffles and gatherings.