First Bloom
Zero Waste Fashion Collection
This collection is a zero waste collection make in CLO software. I was given over 5 yards of fabric and was required to use every single piece of it in each of the three looks.
To keep the three looks cohesive together I focused on fullness and ruffles throughout as well as using the same prints on the fabric itself.
The color palette for this collection is full of greens, pinks, and greys. The colors came from photographs of some of the first flowers that bloomed on NC State's campus in the spring of 2023.
Look 1:
Materials: Silk Charmeuse
Prints: Directional and Striped Repeats
Look 2:
Materials: Silk Charmeuse and Silk Chiffon
Prints: Engineered and Striped Repeats
Look 3:
Materials: Silk Charmeuse and Silk Chiffon
Prints: Engineered, Directional, and Striped Repeats
These three prints were inspired by photos I look of flowers that I found around NC State University's campus in early Spring.
They are hand painted with watercolor on mineral paper and are three different types of repeats: an engineered repeat, a striped repeat, and a directional repeat.
Process
For this collection, I started by making all three of my outfits in CLO so that I would be able to focus on making them as cohesive as possible. I used common design themes that ran through all three of the looks which include ruffles and fullness of the pieces as well as having everything be long to the ground to keep the collection as cohesive as possible.
After I had my three CLO outfits mostly complete, I started on my three different repeat patterns. I wanted the three designs to be cohesive as well so I also had common themes run throughout them such as the leaves and colors used. After I painted the designs in watercolor, I scanned them into the computer and did minimal cleaning in Photoshop before taking them into CLO.
After the patterns were complete now it was time for me to put the two together. I downloaded the patterns into CLO and put them all on individual fabrics and I was very cautious with lining up the patterns with each other where I could. Finally, I rendered the looks to get the final products that are shown above.