Sweatshops

Sweatshops are places that make people work hard for little pay. I would have to say that I am against sweatshops. How could people have absolutely no feelings for other people. How could you not care about peoples' well being? I am sure that these are all questions that a lot of people ask. But what would a person from a business perspective say about sweat shops? Sweatshops may actually be the most cost effective and efficient way to produce a product. Although cruel and sometimes inhumane, many people choose this route for their own personal gain in production.
Unfortunately sweatshops seem to be he most cost effective way of production and people are still using them. From what I know, they are located in poor countries where the people don't have any other choice but to work in a sweatshop. These people have to support their families by any means necessary and maybe this is the only way they are able to do that.
I can see the pros and cons of sweatshops but the cons outweigh the pros for me...

Fashion as an Art? or Usability?

I view fashion as an art as well as usability. Fashion is more of an art to me when I am designing because I like to bring my thoughts to life. My inspirations can sometimes come from something abstract and artistic. I also try and think about how wearable a garment is. Ultimately, someone should be able to wear your clothing. Should you be able to wear all of the clothing, or is fashion for the viewers entertainment? Many different designers have different purposes when creating clothing. Some garments come across a little costume like, while others make me go "I would wear that".
I find it interesting when designers create garments that aren't necessarily wearable but they look amazing. When I view clothing like this, I think art. When I look at someone such as Donna Karan, i think she is creating clothing for everyday wear. I design with the combination of both.
Fashion as a whole is a number of things. Whether designers use more of their artistic side of if they are trying to appeal to the everyday person, it still is fashion.

My Inspiration..

I have many inspirations that I use when I'm designing a new outfit. I know I have a long way to go, so bare with me. Anyways, I get inspired by other designers' shape, as well as colors. I get inspired by everyday people who have a great sense of style and also those who may not. I also get inspired by things in nature. I look at the sky sometimes and it has these beautiful colors that look great together. My dress, "sunset", is an example. The yellow represents the streak of sun that is left in the sky as it goes down. the blue represents the sky itself, and the orange represents the color that the sun gives off when it is setting.
My other look, is supposed to be a nude, laced dress. I'm sure that most of you have seen this before many times, but I just had to do one of my own. It can be nude colored underneath or just white and black. I was inspired by other designers because I seen it before. Every time I saw this look i felt that it needed more class and sophistication. I cant really remember which designers but i changed it around a little and tried to give it a more classy look. I thought it would be great to create a "nude" garment that is, at the same time, classy. I think I achieved it.

Organic Clothing

The new trend these days seem to be what they call "going green". We as people have not been too aware, nor have we really cared, about what we are doing to the earth. Fashion contributes to this as well as many other things. Designers have begun to use organic cotton to make clothing. Organic cotton is free from pesticides and chemicals. Not only is this helpful to the environment, but it is also healthy for us.
Believe it or not, people have died from cotton farming due to chemical poisonings. Anytime people are dying from what we use in a fabric, something is terribly wrong. Instead of using dangerous pesticides to control the insects that inhabit these farms, they use natural prey that kill the insects.
Big companies have joined the efforts in protecting the earth as well. Nike helps by using the organic cotton to make some of their clothing. Other companies such as H&M, LLBean, and The Gap are also taking part in the effort. Way to make the world a better place. Who ever thought that fashion would be such a big part in saving the planet?

My Favorite Designer and Why...

My favorite designer would have to be, hands down, Vera Wang. I like her because I feel that she displays simplicity and fierceness in everything that she does. Her gowns are just amazing and different. Even though they are different and most of the time non-traditional, they are wearable for the every day woman. I am definitely going to have one of those gowns when I get married, whenever that is.

Vera seems to design with the everyday woman in mind. Some designers design just for a runway show and then you never really see that garment again. I know that runway shows, are just that, but some of the time I feel that a runway show should be more of a showcase for the normal woman and not some unrealistic outfit that no one will ever wear. Don't get me wrong, U love runway shows and the creative ideas that designers come up with, but sometimes the garments seem like costumes rather than every day wear.
Vera Wang, in my opinion, makes a bold statement without even doing too much. She is a designer who seems to go for a clean look. I love everything that she does as far as designing goes. I feel that she keeps that thought of everyday wear but chic in mind as she designs.