Fashion Design

For aspiring fashion designers!

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@laura_el_tantawy is a British/Egyptian photographer, book maker and mentor, whose work explores social and environmental issues that make us human. As she grew up in 2 different cultures, her work underlined themes around identity, memory, home and belonging. She self-published 5 monographs and has been exhibited internationally which she is proud of her independent identity as a visual creative. #lauraeltantawy #british #egyptian #photographer #bookmaker #mentor #social #environmental #issues #human #cultures #identity #memory #home #belonging #selfpublished #monographs #independentidentity #visualcreative (at University of Bedfordshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjLmMYiNa2_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This is my cape coat which is now complete! #capecoat #complete (at School of Arts + Creative Industries, University of Bedfordshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CggZjgCtg0r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Sketches, research and mood boards. #sketches #research #moodboards (at Harrow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9Hyk6NFQQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Research and experiments. #research #experiments (at Harrow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9Hd_SNj7O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Leather samples and research. #leather #samples #research (at Harrow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9HQQetIjk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Here, I have my designs, concept, shapes, fabrics and experiments. #designs #concept #shapes #fabrics #experiments (at Harrow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9HCMotzXV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This is my sketchbook, where I have my research and designs. #sketchbook #research #designs (at Harrow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9GCQStoiH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I made the toile for my cape coat! #toile #capecoat https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf6FG1zt_1s/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This is the rest of my technical pack and my portfolio, including mood board, designs and technical drawings for the Redress project, designs and mood boards for the Y Kind project. #technicalpack #portfolio #moodboard #moodboards #designs #fashiondesign #fashiondesigner #fashionstudent #technicaldrawings #technicaldrawing #redress #redressdesignaward #redressproject #ykindproject (at Harrow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf37GC3tE-a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This is the rest of my shop report, including customer profile, inspiration, products and best sellers, fabric composition, price, promotions, location, market position, competitors, brand philosophy and rationale. Towards the end, is the first half of my technical pack. #shopreport #customerprofile #inspiration #products #bestsellers #fabriccomposition #price #promotions #location #marketposition #competitors #brandphilosophy #rationale #firsthalf #technicalpack (at Harrow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf34hvNtqwg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This display book is where I keep my shop report, technical pack and portfolio 💼 First page is the introduction to my shop report for Simone Rocha, who I choose to collaborate with. #displaybook #shopreport #technicalpack #portfolio #firstpage #introduction #simonerocha #collaborate #collaboration #collab #fashiondesign #fashiondesigner #fashionstudent #universityofbedfordshire (at Harrow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf32fKJNMX0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I have completed my dress, it is long, ruched and A-line with ruched pointy cap sleeve, beaded turtleneck, pleated at the bodice and ruched at the hem. #dress #dressmaking #fashiondesign #fashiondesigner #fashionstudent #long #ruched #ruching #aline #pointy #capsleeves #capsleeve #beaded #beading #beadwork #turtleneck #pleat #pleating #pleated #bodice #hem (at School of Arts + Creative Industries, University of Bedfordshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf3wKVutmmD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This is my toile for my dress. It is half a toile as the dress is symmetrical and I used pattern for shape rather than ruching. #toile #dress #halftoile #dressmaking #fashiondesign #fashiondesigner #fashionstudent #symmetrical #pattern #patterncutting #shape #shapes #silhouette #ruching (at School of Arts + Creative Industries, University of Bedfordshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf3utPZt30H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Experimentation on the mannequin with gathering and ruching. #experimentation #mannequin #gathering #ruching (at School of Arts + Creative Industries, University of Bedfordshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf3tn0NN0Zn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My experimentation on the half scale mannequin with gathering, ruching and knife pleating. #experimentation #halfscalemannequin #gathering #ruching #knifepleats #pleating (at School of Arts + Creative Industries, University of Bedfordshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf3rziKNZSZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The product that I made for the Made.com project is an art nouveau style parasol with screen prints and embroidery on the inside, inspired by the details of bat wings and Gustav Klimt’s paintings. #product #made #project #artnouveau #style #parasol #screenprints #embroidery #details #batwings #gustavklimtpaintings (at Harrow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeYgdCyNfod/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My 3D experiments. #3d #experiments (at School of Arts + Creative Industries, University of Bedfordshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeYf0lWtnff/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=