pink – Megan Rose

I’m going to PARIS…

Posted on April 30, 2016 by meganRose

I’m very excited to announce that I have been accepted for the 2016 ‘Arts of Fashion’ Summer Masterclass to be held in July. The most exciting part of this opportunity is that I will be travelling to Paris and be working day in day out at the Decorative Arts Museum in the Louvre!!!

It is a four week intensive course where I will have two design, make and produce two bodies; along with only 14 other people selected from around the world. The final Thursday of the course will be an exhibition within the Museum of all the student work. Followed by a professional photo shoot on the Friday.

I can’t believe I’ve been given this opportunity and I am so honoured to be chosen. I don’t mind if I don’t make the best thing there but I am going to soak up every bit of information and use this time to learn as much as I can about the industry. It will also be a huge personal learning experience living by myself in another country.

I have to you thank Nathalie from the ‘Arts of Fashion’ foundation for giving me this opportunity, and my mentor Juliana Luna (Whitehouse Institute of Design) for helping me in the application process.

I will be blogging about my experiences whilst I’m in Paris as much as I can whilst maintaining the full on course in July so tune in for my adventures.

La Peluche AW15 Collection…

Posted on August 3, 2015August 3, 2015 by meganRose

Year 2, Semester 1 at the Whitehouse Institute of Design… Our brief for this semester was to design and make a two body collection, incorporating an original print and channelling an Autumn/Winter aesthetic.

I named my collection La Peluche which is French for plush. I took the soft, luscious elements and juxtaposed them with my bold print.

I created my print from an image I took of the internal architecture at the NAB building across the bridge. It is an amazing building and I am often there as that is where my sister works. I then manipulated it on Photoshop before mirroring a section to make the print you now see. I have included the development in my folio. I created the stripe print using small slivers of the image.

I definitely believe that my collection was on trend! The silhouettes of the wide leg pant and having bulk around the neck can be seen from many designers latest collections, especially Chanel’s bar runway for AW15. The over-sized long length coat is also on trend but I took a different spin on it adding the cloak like hood. I wear my dressing gown everyday so I wanted to design one I could wear out of the house.

The scarf and belt I have hand knitted myself from unspun merino wool roving that is untreated and even has small husks entwined. I searched for all different products that I could use for this and I found this gave me the bulky look I was going for whilst still being cushiony and comfortable for the wearer.

Thank you to my beautiful models Heidi Fettke and Lucille Croft and thanks also go out to the lovely Chloe Elizabeth for the photographs.

Remember My Name…

Posted on June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 by meganRose

It feels so amazing! I am being recognised for my latest work left, right and centre!!!

My AW15 collection was received very well at my panel assessment last week, and it has been a whirlwind since then. In the panel, Leanne Whitehouse, founder of the Whitehouse Institute of Design was so impressed that she took some photos and instantly posted them to the university’s instagram!

The full length image has been shared numerous times since, even by my old school Scotch Oakburn College and the APEX Australian Teenage Fashion Awards group!

My creations were then involved in a professional photoshoot by the Whitehouse on Monday and will possibly be used in upcoming promotions for the university. My collection is also going to be featured at Melbourne Whitehouse’s Open Day this Friday and Saturday (19 & 20 June) in the runway show at 12:30pm. It will be great to have as much support as possible so come along if you are free.

I just want to thank all those people out there who believe in me… thank you for helping my dreams come true!

More photos from my AW15 collection to come and also the inspiration and concept behind the whole thing.

AW15 Collection: Design Approved…

Posted on April 14, 2015April 15, 2015 by meganRose

I am well back into work and life at the Whitehouse Institute of Design… The start of semester has been extremely busy, as you all might have noticed the lack of blogging!

This semester’s OFFBEAT design brief is for the up and coming Autumn/Winter 2015 Collection… It requires two full bodies (two model’s full outfits and styling) along with designing a two original prints that I will get digitally printed on fabric to make my garments.

I submitted my folio to the director and was amazed when I got it back completely signed off and approved!!! I am just about to undergo the toile and making process.

I am excited to give you a bit of a sneak peek of my design print and folio…

Give Yourself the Wings to Fly…

Posted on January 31, 2015 by meganRose

The likes of rapper Macklemore and designer Jeremy Scott, push the boundaries of creativity and acceptance. Both artists use wings in their own way, intricate design and metaphorically. An organism with wings is one of fragile existence…

…you wouldn’t hurt a butterfly.

My design is influenced by this concept of wings. Macklemore and Jeremy Scott have inspired me to create a body with freedom and individuality expressed through the wings seen in my design. Incorporating a mix of masculine and feminine components, i have also created a blur in the lines of gender. My ‘wings’ gives the wearer the freedom whilst also protecting their fragile nature.

Model: Kearna Philpott

Design Process Year 1 Semester 2…

Posted on January 31, 2015 by meganRose

Year 1, Semester 2 at the Whitehouse Institute of Design… Our brief for this semester was to design and make a full body outfit of two – three garments and channelling a Spring/Summer aesthetic.

At Whitehouse, the design process is truly treated like it would be in INDUSTRY.

After many sketches and alterations… the images pictured below show my final design. I had to propose variations to my teacher before these final illustrations (both technical and styled) could be submitted to the Head of Design for signing off. After the design was approved I then had to begin making toiles of my each of the pieces.

At the end of the semester, I had to present my body, fully styled, to a panel of judges. This involved organising a model, hair, make-up, shoes and accessories to complement my design. Thank you to Kearna Philpott for modelling and Victoria University students for the hair and make-up.

My Brand…

Posted on October 10, 2013 by meganRose

Branding a business isn’t just about a name; it’s about creating an essence of who you are and promoting that publicly.

In fashion the logo becomes the brand and as I am using my name, Megan Rose, I wanted it to be bold but not overly detailed. I wanted the design to be contemporary and simple, whilst at the same time, not to be over powering.

In the future, if I design menswear, I would need to look at redesigning my label to suit this clientele.

This is the beginning of my ‘Megan Rose’ journey and I am seriously thinking about making this my business and label in the future.

I am interested in attracting a female audience and believe that my label should reflect this.To create my feminine design I did market research to see what other designers have used (shapes, colours, fonts, sizes).

I was enticed to contemporary fonts; clean, black lines; acute angles; but wanted to include a sense of softness hence the pink and the hearts.

The hearts are a 1:1 ratio of width to height, with a bright pink accent.

The font is century gothic, all in capital letters.

My Pinterest

Posted on October 5, 2013October 5, 2013 by meganRose

The urban dictionary defines Pinterest as a social networking site that allows you to figuratively ‘pin’ pictures of your likes and interests in a simple organised fashion. It is a pin board style, photo sharing website.

The number of daily users of Pinterest has increased by 145% in the last 18 months. It has generated more referral traffic to websites than YouTube, Google+ and Linked In combined.

Style and fashion is the third most popular category on Pinterest.

My Pinterest Page: http://www.pinterest.com/meganrosesdi/

My Written Presentation

Posted on October 5, 2013 by meganRose

On the 26th of September I handed in my written component of work for my Student Directed Inquiry.

This was then passed onto each of the judges who will be sitting on my panel in a few weeks time for my oral presentation. This gives them the opportunity to read into what I have completed and researched over the year before my exam.

I wanted to present my written work professionally and carry across my clean white design with the accent of a bright pink.