Tuesday 30 August 2011

Topic of Interest


My topic of interest would be How Do I Create Clothes

Why would you be interested in that topic? What inspires and motivates you?
I am absolutely interested in this topic because since i was a child i was always into fashion. When i was young, this thought of mine was just a make believe. I cut paper dresses for my dolls, did up my doll's hair, prepared them for a fashion shows. Retail therapy is widely common amongst people. It is very helpful for a short period of time to ease stress or cure the broken hearted. I did plenty of retail therapies and it really did help me because buying new clothes took me to another whole new level of happiness. And because of that i want to use fashion to bring a smiles to others Well now, i'm all grown up i have could have a choice to decide for my future and this would be it, being a fashion designer.

My inspiration would have to be my mom. She was once a fashion designer. I would go to her cupboard to take peeps at her sketches and i will always be filled with admiration.
What motivates me to chase this dream is seeing Singapore having limited clothing choices. The two problems teenagers would face is the high cost of clothing and apparels can be extremely overrated due to the limited brands. Teenagers usually have difficulty expressing how they feel and some resort to wearing how they feel. Hence, not only would i want to create clothes, i want to create a purpose too.

What do you think is the difference between learning and doing? How do you know?
There is a difference between learning and doing. Almost the same concept as listening and hearing. Here is one analogy you may hear but you may not grasp anything. Things the other party is saying would just be like a passing wind. Where else when you listen, you'll understand completely the message. If you do and not learn is doing something blindly. Like what i learned in English class "Learning is process-driven and not results driven" Here's another analogy, is not about the destination is about the journey.

Which A01 will you be interested in? Why?
I am interested in A014 : Human Ingenuity. This area of interaction allows us to find out problems and solve them which is some what similar as my motivation. The problem: lack or clothing brands. The range of popular brands in Singapore would most likely be Forever 21, Topshop, Cotton on, River Island, Bershka, Zara. While in America it's so much cheaper and there are tons of other popular brands. How do i want to solve this problems? To create another brand and produce less overrated and more affordable clothes for teenagers. How am i going to do this? Start by studying clothes design, researching on the latest fashion, learning how to design and sew.