A DESIGN PROCESS

This is the garment district of new york. This is where alot of brands go for their sourcing like garments and materials needed to put collectons together etc. This is where everything gets done. I would say today was def. a learning experience for me

Like i said today was a big learning experience for me. I got to find out first hand the design process of constructing garments. For starters there are 4 stages in this process

showrooms

The 1st stage you have to look for your materials like cotton, wool etc. They had alot of warehouses that had these, but to my knowledge this one was top-notch.

This store had 3 floors worth of materials, textures, patterns etc. To pick out one was def. not an easy job. You have to know the feel, how many yards you will be using for production etc. I realized i had alot of work to do

There is also a section for designer materials. Famous designers like armani etc. would get rid of materials they don't need anymore after their collection is done and give them to stores like these. This is actually a real fendi one laying around

2nd stage. Which we didn't go to, but you have to take it to a pattern maker. The pattern maker helps you with the sizing and draw out the design of whatever you are creating, the exact measurments and so on. Its sort of a blueprint guide to the tailors.

This is actually the 3rd step. We rolled around the cutting room.

This is where they would look at the blueprint and cut out everything from the material you hand to them. The sleeves, the chest and so on.

The 4th stage is where everything is pieced together. The final stage of constructing everyting

This particular cutting room offer services to some of new york's best designers like rag and bone and patrick ervell

That was def. a learning experience but shout out to go go curry for their top notch local japanese food. New york got alot of these spots around

FIT Institute. One of the top fashion and art schools in america

the bullshit continues

this is the gallery district. They were alot of galleries around here

This is the comme des garcons new york store. The most respected brand in japan by the richest japanese designer Rei Kawakubo. She is known for deconstructing and going left field when it comes to branding. Let wiki. help you with more info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rei_Kawakubo

comme des garcons

comme des garcons

comme des garcons

interior is a maze filled with every brand rei has ever done. She is def. one of a kind. Signin off, deuce