Shop, set up, GO! MSP Look 1
It is that day after we returned back to Singapore, the first day after a week of no classes, that day when the real struggle begins, THE DAY WHEN I START MY TOILE!! Yes I know it was to be made the week before we left for Hong Kong but well sketching took forever and so the delay in toile making.
The first look I thought I would make was the one with sequined sleeve and so the idea got bummed as I didn’t have the fabric ready. So I started with men’s wear look 5...
After tracing out the Pant blocks for master pattern, I edited the length of the pants and added/subtracted waist band from the pant and made the extra pieces like the pocket bag, welt, Zip fly and shield.
I faced issues while stitching both the zip and the welt as i could not recollect the right method of doing either one and I made the zip fly on the right side instead of the general left side (silly me forgot that the pant is facing me and will be a mirror image making the right and left different.)
The pockets of the front had to be made wider and deeper as the shape was fine but it was difficult for me to put my hand in the pocket let alone a male model’s. Thus, I changed my patterns after making the toile fitting before cutting on my main fabric.
It took a while to understand the back welt pocket but once my friend explained it to me i got a hang of it and was able to make it without any glitches.
The pants fit perfectly though the bottom hem looked too wide and so Joe suggested a push button or a tack on which creates a fake pleat which will add an element to the plain pants.
The cape jacket on the other hand took time to draft as i was confused whether to make a circular cape like a circle skirt or to make it in parts. Also, once the pattern was made I realized that it is too big for the fabric width and so the full circle wasn’t possible.
The cape was cut in muslin and was draped to see the fit after which the collar was to be made. Although the cape neck became too big while making the changes in the circle cape pattern and so the neck size on the patter was changed and normal shirt collar with a stand was drafted and made in muslin.
I thought the look went well together but I had not much time to finish the finishing and so i was disappointed in the way it looked. But I will work harder ad faster, and take more risks to make my collection look more appealing.
I faced many issues stitching the pants as the single welt pocket was complicated as I had never done it before. But I managed to make the pants perfectly.
