Comments on: Sketch to Dress http://manolobrides.com/2008/11/12/sketch-to-dress/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:59:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: perfectweddingdressfinder http://manolobrides.com/2008/11/12/sketch-to-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-412769 perfectweddingdressfinder Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:46:45 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1922#comment-412769 I find it interesting to see how close a fashion designer's end product looks when compared with the sketch. During production, things may need to change depending on the materials needed to complete the design. Sometimes unforeseen elements about the design pop up when the design is placed on the body. It is good that most of the time a design comes out very close to what is planned. I well know the design and dressmaking process because for 22 years, I designed custom wedding gowns for local brides. I find it interesting to see how close a fashion designer’s end product looks when compared with the sketch.

During production, things may need to change depending on the materials needed to complete the design. Sometimes unforeseen elements about the design pop up when the design is placed on the body.

It is good that most of the time a design comes out very close to what is planned. I well know the design and dressmaking process because for 22 years, I designed custom wedding gowns for local brides.

]]> By: Melissa DiStefano http://manolobrides.com/2008/11/12/sketch-to-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-262894 Melissa DiStefano Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:45:02 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1922#comment-262894 I love seeing how the concept comes to life with these dresses. Sometimes it is exactly what you imagined it to be and other times.....well, it can leave a little to be desired. As the wedding dress is one of the most important parts of the wedding day to the bride, I think that it is nice that designers are showing their thought process via the initial design. I think that it helps to give brides a better visual if they are having their own dress custom made. I love seeing how the concept comes to life with these dresses. Sometimes it is exactly what you imagined it to be and other times…..well, it can leave a little to be desired. As the wedding dress is one of the most important parts of the wedding day to the bride, I think that it is nice that designers are showing their thought process via the initial design. I think that it helps to give brides a better visual if they are having their own dress custom made.

]]> By: De http://manolobrides.com/2008/11/12/sketch-to-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-262714 De Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:24:56 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1922#comment-262714 having stared at maybe 2000 dresses online, and being in the midst of trying almost as many on: when will designers get creative, plz? Or maybe, when will store buyers (the people who stock the stores) get ballsy? Everything I've seen has been the same. THE SAME. At least the second dress here has a *slightly* different silhouette to it than the others, which are the classic aline, mermaid, sheath....all we're missing is the princess and ballgown shapes to round it out. I am seriously annoyed/disappointed with the wedding dress world right now and wishing I knew how to sew. having stared at maybe 2000 dresses online, and being in the midst of trying almost as many on: when will designers get creative, plz?

Or maybe, when will store buyers (the people who stock the stores) get ballsy?

Everything I’ve seen has been the same. THE SAME.

At least the second dress here has a *slightly* different silhouette to it than the others, which are the classic aline, mermaid, sheath….all we’re missing is the princess and ballgown shapes to round it out.

I am seriously annoyed/disappointed with the wedding dress world right now and wishing I knew how to sew.

]]> By: Twistie http://manolobrides.com/2008/11/12/sketch-to-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-262382 Twistie Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:04:14 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1922#comment-262382 Yes, Hannah. There was a challenge in Season 1 where the designers had to make wedding gowns to please their models. Ironically enough, Austin Scarlett came within an ace of being eliminated in that challenge...but was later hired by the guest judge, Amsale, and is now creative head of Kenneth Pool bridal. And in Season 5, the final challenge before the finale was to make wedding gowns with a last-minute twist that each designer had to make a coordinating bridesmaid gowns to go with them. In case you hadn't noticed, I'm something of a rabid Project Runway fan. I want Tim Gunn to come to my house and eat homemade scones and feed me sweet, sweet backstage gossip in return. Yes, Hannah. There was a challenge in Season 1 where the designers had to make wedding gowns to please their models. Ironically enough, Austin Scarlett came within an ace of being eliminated in that challenge…but was later hired by the guest judge, Amsale, and is now creative head of Kenneth Pool bridal.

And in Season 5, the final challenge before the finale was to make wedding gowns with a last-minute twist that each designer had to make a coordinating bridesmaid gowns to go with them.

In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m something of a rabid Project Runway fan.

I want Tim Gunn to come to my house and eat homemade scones and feed me sweet, sweet backstage gossip in return.

]]> By: Hannah Friedman http://manolobrides.com/2008/11/12/sketch-to-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-262324 Hannah Friedman Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:25:36 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1922#comment-262324 I love it! Has there been a project runway wedding challenge yet? There should be. Anyway thanks for stopping by the blog, always a pleasure. Keep in touch. Best, Hannah www.writinghannah.blogspot.com I love it! Has there been a project runway wedding challenge yet? There should be. Anyway thanks for stopping by the blog, always a pleasure. Keep in touch.

Best,
Hannah

http://www.writinghannah.blogspot.com

]]> By: Colleen http://manolobrides.com/2008/11/12/sketch-to-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-261901 Colleen Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:30:12 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1922#comment-261901 Great link! I'm a costume designer so I think I can shed some light on the sketch issue. Fashion figures are typically drawn more elongated than real figures. Necks, legs, and arms are all drawn impossibly long so that the figure looks thinner and more graceful. Picture a tall vase vs. a shorter one. They may be the same width around but the taller one will 'look' thinner to the eye. For costume sketches, or commercial pattern sketches they will typically draw the body closer to real proportions so that people have an easier time picturing themselves wearing the garments. For fashion illustration part of what they are selling is the glamour, so the figures are more exaggerated. All that side I love looking at these sketches (and when we get to see them on Project Runway). I always find it fascinating to see the creative journey. It doesn't always end up wear you think it will. Great link! I’m a costume designer so I think I can shed some light on the sketch issue. Fashion figures are typically drawn more elongated than real figures. Necks, legs, and arms are all drawn impossibly long so that the figure looks thinner and more graceful. Picture a tall vase vs. a shorter one. They may be the same width around but the taller one will ‘look’ thinner to the eye.

For costume sketches, or commercial pattern sketches they will typically draw the body closer to real proportions so that people have an easier time picturing themselves wearing the garments. For fashion illustration part of what they are selling is the glamour, so the figures are more exaggerated.

All that side I love looking at these sketches (and when we get to see them on Project Runway). I always find it fascinating to see the creative journey. It doesn’t always end up wear you think it will.

]]> By: Dianasaur http://manolobrides.com/2008/11/12/sketch-to-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-261606 Dianasaur Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:40:47 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1922#comment-261606 It's interesting how different the sketches of a design look from the actual clothing. I've just started learning to sew from Connie Crawford. She is a fashion/pattern designer and wanted all her patterns to have actual photos of the clothes on full and smaller figured women. Butterick did that for a few patterns, but often they also had a sketch. The sketch looks so different than the photograph! I guess it's the fit, that on a drawing the clothing outlines the actually body shape, where in real life that would be too skintight to move. It’s interesting how different the sketches of a design look from the actual clothing. I’ve just started learning to sew from Connie Crawford. She is a fashion/pattern designer and wanted all her patterns to have actual photos of the clothes on full and smaller figured women. Butterick did that for a few patterns, but often they also had a sketch. The sketch looks so different than the photograph! I guess it’s the fit, that on a drawing the clothing outlines the actually body shape, where in real life that would be too skintight to move.

]]> By: Amy-Jo Tatum/Bride Chic http://manolobrides.com/2008/11/12/sketch-to-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-261490 Amy-Jo Tatum/Bride Chic Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:08:15 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1922#comment-261490 You brought up a good question here. I've always loved the sketches on pattern envelopes; a picture shows and reminds the designer about all the basic lines and crucial design elements while developing the pattern. Like what a blueprint is to a house or building, a finished sketch not only holds all the necessary info, it can sell the design as well. There are eras the design on paper outdid the reality. Remember Erte and the twenties? Anytime I see dresses from this era, I'm reminded how far off symmetry went. Check out most 1920s bridal portraits. Then check out the sketches. Sketches usually win. You brought up a good question here. I’ve always loved the sketches on pattern envelopes; a picture shows and reminds the designer about all the basic lines and crucial design elements while developing the pattern. Like what a blueprint is to a house or building, a finished sketch not only holds all the necessary info, it can sell the design as well. There are eras the design on paper outdid the reality. Remember Erte and the twenties? Anytime I see dresses from this era, I’m reminded how far off symmetry went. Check out most 1920s bridal portraits. Then check out the sketches. Sketches usually win.

]]> By: The Wedding Times » Sketch to Dress http://manolobrides.com/2008/11/12/sketch-to-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-261481 The Wedding Times » Sketch to Dress Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:59:38 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1922#comment-261481 [...] Brides.com has a sweet new feature called Sketch to Dress, where wedding gown designers’ sketches and the end result of their work is posted side by side. Right now, there aren’t many dresses posted, but I’m really hoping they add more in the future because it’s fascinating to see how the design evolves as it goes from lines on paper to cloth draped on a living body. Sometimes I like the drawing better, and sometimes I much prefer the wedding dress itself. I’d be interested to hear your take o Source: http://manolobrides.com/2008/11/12/sketch-to-dress/ [...] [...] Brides.com has a sweet new feature called Sketch to Dress, where wedding gown designers’ sketches and the end result of their work is posted side by side. Right now, there aren’t many dresses posted, but I’m really hoping they add more in the future because it’s fascinating to see how the design evolves as it goes from lines on paper to cloth draped on a living body. Sometimes I like the drawing better, and sometimes I much prefer the wedding dress itself. I’d be interested to hear your take o Source: http://manolobrides.com/2008/11/12/sketch-to-dress/ [...]

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2008/11/12/sketch-to-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-261452 Never teh Bride Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:19:22 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1922#comment-261452 mkb: Now I can't stop thinking of the cartoon bride as a Bond villain... Twistie: You mean most real-life brides don't have stick arms and scoliosis? It's funny -- if models are skinny, how about those sketches? I think that if I was designing fashion, I'd draw using cartoon models that are just a little more realistic in terms of body size. The living, breathing models look chunky next to the sketches, and I'm sure they are but a fraction of my size! (Of course, that's probably why I don't design clothing for a living.) mkb: Now I can’t stop thinking of the cartoon bride as a Bond villain…

Twistie: You mean most real-life brides don’t have stick arms and scoliosis? It’s funny — if models are skinny, how about those sketches? I think that if I was designing fashion, I’d draw using cartoon models that are just a little more realistic in terms of body size. The living, breathing models look chunky next to the sketches, and I’m sure they are but a fraction of my size! (Of course, that’s probably why I don’t design clothing for a living.)

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