Story (Boards) Time!

So I developed some storyboards for F/W 2012:

I call this one Dahlia, it's inspired by dramatic floral colors and vintage dresses- there's lots of texture and relaxed shapes with a cool, rich color palette. I saw a lot of texture on the haute couture shows and thought it was really inspiring and feminine.

This is my grey and yellow story- it's my favorite color combination and I'm starting to see a lot of yellow everywhere, which makes me happy- I think grey and yellow are a nice duality because yellow is a happy, vibrant color and grey is a subtle, more low-key neutral so they're very different but harmonious.

What do you think of my storyboards? Which do you like best? One of them will be turned into a collection!

Fashion Inspiration 2012

I think the Hunger Games movie is going to be really inspirational since:

• I think it's going to be HUGE, like Twilight huge, which is great because I love the books so much.
• A lot of the movie is about personal branding and perception within the world of the games because of the competitive advantages it presents so it already has this message about styling and fashion built into the story.
• The characters have distinct personal styles and the stills from the movie that've been released so far are all really inspiring:

I LOVE EFFIE TRINKET'S CLOTHES and I plan to make an Effie costume for when I go see the movie. It's pretty dorky but I look forward to having my paleness be an advantage for a change :)

 I love the exaggerated shoulders of her clothes, I think it's nice that the costume designer chose to emphasize the shoulder in all the looks I've found so far. 

The dystopian fashion thing has been done already; I don't mean to imply that this is a new thing, but I think it's very cool. I think a lot of people will be inspired by it in fashion, whether it's uniform details like the people in the games wear (they all have the same clothes) or the flashy couture looks of the Capitol citizens. 

If you haven't heard a lot about the movie, watch the trailer- it's going to be great!