finish my collection

I am so happy! Well, except for that I didn’t make it into the top 25 as chosen by “the curator” (I have no idea who this person is). But, oh well. I’m happy with it, I’ve gotten tonnes of great feedback and my judging went super well on Friday. And I’m done!

I even got my act together and made myself a real website and got myself a real email account. Crazy, right?

Please take a look and tell me what you think! My collection is on the front page but you can see individual shots in the tab “The Elements of Wit”

www.samantharice.ca

I’m getting so tired of this. It’s my last semester of my degree and I’m feeling quite a lot of ennui and all I want to do is travel. I don’t want to do my assignments! T_T

currently revolves around my collection. I guess you could call it my “thesis”, it’s the giant last project of my fashion design degree, and it really does involve a giant amount of work. I really wanted to have something to show for myself, I know I have a lot of skills and I’m really good at what I’m doing, but sometimes I wonder why I’m doing so much…and if it’s really worth it!

Basically we have to do 5 outfits as a mini-collection that will hopefully show the fashion show in April. They can be anything, but you have to be able to back it up with research. We have to do all the process work, from consumer analysis to technicals and pattern drafting, costing, sample sewing, sourcing, style books, production analysis etc…the only thing you can get contracted out are the final garments but I am much too anal to let anyone else touch my work. And of course, I enjoy making my life difficult so I chose to do costume (well, I do want to go into costuming) so all of the production/research assignments are extra difficult since they’re very retail oriented. And I have 22 pieces I have to make O.o I spend a lot of time awake these days.

I have to tell myself this is worth it, but I’m really worried that when it’s all done I’m going to hate everything like I’ve hated pretty much everything else I’ve ever made. I know “you’re your own worst critic” but it still worries me. Well, I’m more than halfway there so I just have to keep going!