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PROJECT STATEMENT-

I decided to choose for my two worlds- Jane Fonda and the 80’s. I look up to Fonda as she is an amazing actress that inspired women throughout her whole career as she accomplished many brilliant things. And now at the age of 82 she is still inspiring people all over the world as she stands up for climate change, the true activist she is. She doesn’t care about what people think of her or in fact breaking the law as she has been arrested for activism. She’s fearless. I decided on the time period the 80’s as I admire the fashion trends that occurred during this decade. I love colour and big shoulders. I knew a lot of fashion icons from this period also that I already loved. The connection between the two is Fonda made very famous workout videos during the 80’s and set her own fashion trend with her workout gear. The leotard, leggings and leg warnings - an unusual fashion trend that was loved in the 80’s.

The key elements that I took from these worlds were Fonda’s costumes in Barbarella, the shapes from her striking workout poses, colour and icons that I admire from the 80’s. I traced over all the lines I could find from her costumes and poses to create shapes. I printed these tracings making them big and small to see how they would fit on the body. I looked at 80’s patterns and created my own that I could use. Colour is one of the factors I love the most about fashion so I made sure I knew what were the popular colours of the 80’s.

In the final 6 looks I combined the two worlds together to create a unique and striking line up. I wanted to create 6 looks that are colourful, funky and stand out.

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The 6 looks together.

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SIXTH LOOK-

A jumpsuit I created using the pattern I drew a while ago based on the 80’s. I only wanted to put the pattern on the top half of the jumpsuit as I didn’t want it overpowering the outfit - as they say less is more.

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FIFTH LOOK-

A skirt and Top. The top is from the tracings of Fonda’s workout poses together and the skirt was created from the shape of the leotards that she wore also.

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FOURTH LOOK-

This outfit consists of a skirt created from the shape of Fonda’s hairstyle outline, a shirt which shape was taken from one of Barbarellas costume also it has the shape of the leotards that were worn in the 80’s, a jacket with studs and a belt. I tired to make this outfit very 80’s with its colours, I also added a Madonna hairstyle to complete it.

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80’S COLOURS AND PATTERNS.

Neon and bright colours were used a lot during the 80’s. Colour brings a whole design together and catches your eye so it is so important to choose colours that suit what you’ve created. I’ve researched 80’s fashion and colour and I’ve tried my best to apply what colours I think bring the 80’s back the life in my outfits.

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THIRD LOOK-

This outfit contains shapes from the barbarella costumes, I have taken tracings from interesting parts of Fonda’s costumes from this movie and made them into my own designs. I have created trousers with a unique bottom, belt and a top with fluffy sleeves.

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Experimenting with the shapes I like and placing them on the body in different places to see where I think they fit best.

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SECOND LOOK-

This is a dress I created from the outline shape of Fonda’s hair. I overlapped this shape to create a dress which is tapered in at the waist. The overlapping of this shape creates a fluffy texture which I love. I used the colour pink, trying to get a really bright pink colour then used a darker shade for the edges and the waist to add definition.

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FIRST LOOK -

This is a blazer dress I designed. I used the pattern of many small Rubik’s cubes (as they were popular in the 80’s) which covers the whole dress. I did some research on what common colours were worn during the 80’s throughout this project and I decided to go with these three colours I’ve used here as that was my favourite combination. For the shoulders and the end of the sleeves I took the traced shapes from Fonda’s workouts and created them.

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Princess Diana - Blazer looks

I have been looking at many of Diana’s amazing outfits she wore over the course of her life but the look in particular that interests me the most is her blazer suits/dresses/jackets. I love a blazer and I want to incorporate them into my lineup. They were very popular in the 80’s as she is an fashion icon from this period.

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Some of the tracings I’ve collected throughout the course of this project that I love and use in my designs.

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BARBARELLA - 1968

Barbarella is a famous science fiction film from the late 60’s staring Jane Fonda. It was the first film that started her fame as a young woman. The main aspect of this movie that draws my attention isn’t just the fact the Fonda stars in it, it’s also the many incredible costumes that she wears throughout the film. Paco Rabanne, the Spanish fashion designer created these amazing costumes which are very furturistic and funky. I just love all the outfits Fonda wears in this film and I have been looking closely and tracing the shapes that I could use for my own lineup.

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These are some design ideas I have using the shapes I think that are most interesting. I have used the same shape in different ways to see how they could fit on the body. I like experimenting with the same shape as it can lead to new and more exciting ideas.

I haven’t added colour to any of these designs yet as I like to explore with shape first and then follow with colour when I have figured out where I’m going with the designs.

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I then made the shapes bigger and smaller to see what I could create with them and how they would fit on the body.

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I then moved on from the doodles because the shapes were mostly from my head and not from actual shapes within my project, in saying that I will definitely use then when I’m looking at colour. I traced over the shapes of Fonda’s poses for her exercise videos and also the outfits Fonda wore during her performance in ‘Barbarella’. Then I overlapped both to see what shapes the created, I didn’t find anything I was that interested in. Because the shapes from her Barbarella costume are already complete outfits I decided to focus on the shapes from Fonda’s excerising poses. A lot of odd shapes came out of tracing her poses as they’re very extravagant, but that’s what I love!

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For the next deadline on shape and line, I started to look at 80’s aesthetic ‘patterns and shapes’ and I doodled my own sequins of shapes that I thought were interesting and very ‘80’s’.