shirt design assignment

some parts of my rushed journal work from a recent assignment.. we were asked to design six shirts, from which we would theoretically make one.


we had to research two time periods. i dabbled with the 1920s and the minimalist streak of the 1990s. i also looked into Moroccan traditional dress.
for all three, i looked at the opposite + equal reaction / push + pull of the excess + restraint that was going on in each theme. for eg., the 1990s was quite stripped back, but had come out of the excessive 1980s. the 1920s, on the other hand, had come out of the post-war depression era and into frivolity and financial play. Moroccan dress also has a number of quite sack-like garments, but then (and you can especially see this in the hilarious Vogue interpretations) there is all of the clashing prints and layer upon layer of jewells.
i also looked at the pscyhology behind the layering that took place in each theme.. the 1990s had Grunge, amongst other ideas, the 1920s had Pierot's lampshade skirts and a lot of sheer layers over harem pants and floor-length skirts, while the Moroccans are wont to layer at any chance. in the most basic form, this includes headdress and at least one coat-like layer over pieces resembling robes / kaftans.
we also had to look into the history of the 'shirt'.