Sometimes when I'm designing, I have so many inspirational images that I adore, but are so incongruous that I don't know what to do with them. So I end up drawing a pleated, tucked, ruched, satin, plaid, velvet number that looks like one of those hybrid animals I used to make back in the day: Twisty Critters.
I find that when this is the case, the best thing to do is to take a break, come back and then sketch again without looking at my research. This is what I did for my 1950's dame, successfully inspired by Charles James, Frank Starr, and Balenciaga.
Looks lovely!
ReplyDeleteI get the same way sometimes when designing - too many great ideas put together can easily become equals a hot mess.