To create my collection I combined illustrations by Al Hirschfeld with 1960’s and 1970’s fashion.
I took various shapes from a number of different Hirschfeld illustrations. These shapes were my main focus during my design process. When using these shapes most of them fit onto the body effortlessly whereas as others only required slight adjustments.
I took my inspiration for the 1960’s and 1970’s fashion from a collections of photograph in Life Magazine of High School students in California during 1969, and photographs of Emilio Pucci’s designs.
1. For my first look I have decided to combine playful elements from 60s/70s style such as the fringe and beads with the shape of a shirt from Al Hirschfeld illustration. The idea to use the fringe and beads came from an image of a high school student from 1969. This student recreated the dress she is wearing after seeing one just like in a store, for a fraction of the price, I found this inspirational. I came up with the idea to incorporate the shape of the shirt from Al Hirschfelds as the negative space where the tie should be on the shirt vaguely resembles the shape of a bead and fringe. I enjoyed using the shape as part of the dress, but I prefer it as part of the skirt and will continue to develop the design of the skirt further.
2. For my second look I have decided to design a dress inspired by the slogan ‘Flower Power’ which was popular during the 60s and 70s in America, using flowers from one of Hirschfeld’s illustration. The slogan ‘Flower Power’ was a symbol of passive resistance and non-violence ideology. It was a popular slogan during the anti-war movement.
In Hirschfeld’s illustration he used flowers around the woman’s hat and as the top half of her outfit. I used the same flowers from the hat to decorate the hem and cuffs of my ss, I also used the bigger flowers for the top of my dress similarly to the woman in the illustration.
3. For my third look I have decided to combine the shape I have taken from Al Hirschfeld’s illustration of the Beatles, with the pattern and colour scheme from the image of a dress designed by Emilio Pucci. When I initially placed the shape on the body, I realised the two longer pieces of the shape looked very similar to sleeves. Once I removed the fourth Beatles body from the outline, the shape of a long sleeved top became extremely clear. The image of Pucci’s dress gave me the perfect colour scheme and pattern I needed to use to connect with the style popular in the 60’s and 70’s. I really enjoyed experimenting with the yellows, oranges, reds and brown in different combinations and patterns.
4. For my fourth look I combined a shape I have taken from an Al Hirschfeld illustration, with a peace symbol and denim style dungarees. I took the outline from woman’s pants in Hirschfeld illustration in two different sizes. I thought the shape looked similar to a sleeve, I decided to continue with the smaller size of the shape because it gave the look a more casual feel to the t-shirt. I decided to add the peace sign to the t-shirt to add more colour to the look, and because it was a popular symbol during the 60s and 70s. I paired the t-shirt with dungaree shorts because they were a popular and in style during the 60s and 70s.
5. For my fifth look I decided to combine an illustration by Hirschfeld which demonstrates his gift for drawing elegant lines with a collage of colours taken from another photograph of an Emilio Pucci dress. Hirschfeld’s illustration shows a simple cross over effect of two lines. Once i flipped the lines crossing over one another upside down, the shape of a strapless crop top appeared. The picture of Pucci’s vintage 60’s dress provided great colours and shapes to create the collage for the bell bottom trousers.
6. For my sixth look I combined a shape taken from a Hirschfeld illustration with a diamond pattern which was popular on tights during the 60’s and 70’s. I outlined the shape from Hirschfeld’s illustration with and without the details of the material. I decided to continue with the detailed outline, I then duplicated and overlapped the outline which created a cute gathered effect skirt. As skirts began to get shorter in the 1960s, the invention of tights was a relief to many girls. Swirl prints, diamond patterns and fishnet tights became a trend. I really liked the diamond patterned tights and decided to incorporate the pattern into my look.
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