LBM: Illustrative Essay

"All of this talk about details and innovation certainly lent to difficult technical illustration.

You have had four challenges to step up your illustration. This should be the culmination of your drawing abilities. After this challenge, the group will be eliminated down to 7-8 designers and LBM will be taking a distinct turn towards conceptual ability as we start to eliminate one-by-one. Not including the final challenge, this probably is the hardest in LBM. Focus and make drafts if you need to.

It is all about drapery.

You are to create two looks (and for consistency's sake, it should bear a unifying theme) that involve some form of drapery.

It can have soft drapery ([link]) or heavier drapery ([link]).

Either way, one dress cannot have the same amount of drapery as the other (i.e., I want one look to be more heavily draped than the other)."

This is the fifth submission and I knew I had to step up my game.

Fabrics: Cotton, jersey, twill, chiffon

Description: My uniting theme was clothes a working woman could wear, creating a day look and a night cocktail look. I also used layering in both pieces.

The day look uses soft drapery. The easy cardigan is cinched with a belt, and has a little bit of draping/flounce at the bottom. Paired with a grey button down shirt (puple fabric flower in pocket) and dress pants.

The night look uses heavier drapery. The "under" dress is pink and tighter to the body. The "over" dress is more flowy and loose, draped and gathered at the bottom.

I illustrated to the best of my ability and tried to up my game, knowing that so many talented people remain in the competition. I really love what I created....Thank you very much for this oppurtunity

(I thought the background was a nice touch, something I haven't tried so far in this competition.)