Introduction
Vivienne Westwood is chosen for this project because of its styles and the bravery of using colors. In order to forecast the next season AW2009 collection, the research is based on the latest 7 seasons of VW collections, its advertisements, history, products, store designs, the relation and impact btw the theme, color trends and VW collections. And we find out and predict the color family for ourselves to continue the individual part.
Process
Firstly, 5 outfits are developed to combine a collection. It is very important to develop each outfit. Each outfit is present a feeling by its silhouette, details and styles. After we know what feelings we wanted to present by the outfit, the colors is the most important tool to help us to present it out impressively.
For the part of trying color combination, it is the most inspirational part for me. During the process of trying, trying and trying, the new combination will come out which is you haven’t though before and also it is the new things that not already in your brain. So that I am very enjoy trying different color combination. After the trying, it starts to point out some interesting and special combination which can match the feeling you wanted to present. It is the quite difficult and very important part because you want to criticize the work you have done. It is difficult to select the only one choice from many combination and get out of other interesting combination. After this process, I found out a good method to combine the color which is very suitable for me.
For the color combination, it is mainly used complementary color scheme, adjacent complementary color scheme, Analogous and Complimentary Color Scheme and triad color scheme. The colors are come from the significant colors used by Vivienne Westwood we studied before. After the trying of colors combination, I start to dare to use different colors and use it with different theory, not only by the experience form myself but supported by the color scheme theory. Also, I learn how to appropriate apply different color scheme on the outfits. The colors scheme can be changed into the form of pattern, such as check or strip, to apply on the outfits. Also, the chrome and value are very important to balance the collection.
Conclusion
This subject has enhanced my sense to pay attention to the colors which surrounding us. And also start to criticize the colors used by other people and find the other ways to improve the color combinations which can be better by just change a little bit.
Lastly, it is an enjoyable and valuable learning experience for me. It is because all the theory we leant and also aware to treat the usage of color seriously. Fashion design is not only the proportion, details, silhouette…The most important is the colors we used because the colors are come first in our eyes and give us a deepest impression.
