Jenny!

I'm pretty happy with this line up, I like the combination of colours and the fact that some less than holy outfits have come from church windows

I replaced the models heads with grotesque from Romsey Abbey.

I do, however, rather like the effect, both when lying on paper, and when held up against the light. It is definitely a viable option if I was to make a whole garment.

Over the weekend, I've been working on labels for my primary research pages of my sketchbook, writing them out first in pencil, then going over them in sharpie. The train is maybe not the best place to have done this, but I did it anyways. I plan to cut the name labels out tomorrow, then stick them in to my sketchbook.

Harry Clarke (1889-1931) was an Irish illustrator and stained glass window maker. Aisling suggested I look into him a bit more, on account of the modern Florence Nightingale window in Romsey Abbey.

I've seen some of his work in the National Gallery before but I was really surprised when I found out the church in my town has multiple windows by Harry Clarke. I spent a lot of time staring at the windows and not paying attention to mass, when I was forced to be there in primary school, because the windows were far more interesting than everything else going on, so it's cool that they're Harry Clarke windows.

Róisín Pierce is an Irish fashion designer. In her work, she often features Irish crochet lace and and smocking. She is of interest to me because of her use of Irish crochet lace. One of my fabric swatches is lace, and I think if I was to make a garment for this project, I would use crochet lace

Outfits from the 2025 ready-to-wear collection

Jean Paul Gaultier (b. 1952) is a French Fashion designer.

Oscar de la Renta (1932-2014) was a Dominican fashion designer.

The brand's fall 2024 collection featured these art nouveau style stained glass dresses. They are not made of glass, however, rather plexiglas so they will not shatter. I think they're rather beautiful and I think if I was to make one of my designs, I could use the same sort of idea of plexiglas

Tony Ward (b. 1970) is a Lebanese fashion designer, based in Paris.