Summer Internship: Day 40 & 41

After running errands Wednesday, yesterday was a quiet day in the studio!  Although, it did not mean we were not busy working by any means!  Christopher has obviously been preparing his collection throughout the summer and the due date is coming closer and closer.  He presents his collection during the Minnesota Fashion Week.  The fashion show is September 25th and I am hoping to make a trip back here to see the end results; especially knowing I was factored into the process.  

Yesterday was spent putting together the garments on the mannequins and photographing so he could send to those running the fashion show.  This gives them an idea of what to expect ahead of time and how to prepare.  I was in charge of dressing the mannequin, and surprisingly enough it probably took nearly 4 hours just doing that.  When I was little I always dressed my barbies so I guess it only makes sense that I am now dressing mannequins as an adult:)  Needless to say, I got to know the mannequin VERY well; maybe too well.  But the job was eventually accomplished after tossing around legs and arms for awhile.  

We finished up in the studio for the afternoon and planned for today to be my independent study day.  We discussed which goals I wanted to accomplish on my own.  Knowing I had just bought material from S.R. Harris, we figured getting fabric cut and ready for sewing would be a great task.  

So that is exactly what I did today.  

This material here was cut to make the top on the garment below:

I will actually be using this material above to make a simple boat neck, three-quarter sleeve shirt.  The boat neck is a common theme presented in the collection so it is important to stay consistent.

I cut this material for both the "mod" style dress and the legging as shown below:

Tomorrow will be the start to sewing!!!  I have now gone from sketching an idea on paper to physically creating the garment...ALMOST!  This is a goal I would have never imagined meeting already this summer.