15th February 2012
My current project is to design childrens wear for Size Small copenhagen which is a company in denmark who design and produce childrenswear. I will be designing both girls and boys clothing for Spring Summer 2013. I have started by researching into the Size Small brand, these are some of the garments and I have taken form the website.
This is the brand imformation I have also taken form the website:
A SizeSmall copenhagen philosophy
Sizesmall copenhagen children's clothing had a true size small
perspective on the world. It's all about fun, play, movement
and self-expression. It's hip and often colorful. Sizesmall copenhagen
is timeless Danish design with an edged
of wildness. The clothes are always made of the best quality materials.
Fabrics are souced from all over the world, from Japan to France and
the major part of cotton used in the collections are always organic.
perspective on the world. It's all about fun, play, movement
and self-expression. It's hip and often colorful. Sizesmall copenhagen
is timeless Danish design with an edged
of wildness. The clothes are always made of the best quality materials.
Fabrics are souced from all over the world, from Japan to France and
the major part of cotton used in the collections are always organic.
Style and graphics
The styles of SizeSmall copenhagen is urban cool. The clothes have humour and attitude. Funny, sketchy graphics also work to give
SizeSmall copenhagen its playful edge. The graphics are created
especially for SizeSmall copenhagen by the copenhagen street
artist and illustrator, Stony.
SizeSmall copenhagen its playful edge. The graphics are created
especially for SizeSmall copenhagen by the copenhagen street
artist and illustrator, Stony.
The hippest kids wear
With two annnual collections SizeSmall is always up and ahead.
From the very first collection and up until now SizeSmall
copenhagen has always been singled out as one of the coolest
Danish kids wear labels.
From the very first collection and up until now SizeSmall
copenhagen has always been singled out as one of the coolest
Danish kids wear labels.
To see more of size Small designs and clothing visit:http://www.sizesmall.dk/index.html
From this research i now know that I need to make my designs quite quirky and use bright colours so that they fit in with the Size Small brand. I would also like to develop my own characters.
16th February 2012
I have researched into colour ways and trends for 2013.
19th February 2012
I have come accross Pitti Immagine Bimbo which is a childrenswear magazine and website. I found this really usefull looking at the current trends for 2012 in order to give me an idea of childrens wear and what types of garments children wear.
This is a particular article i found on the website where a zoo has been created making the garments into animal shapes. I particularly like the colours aswell with the pinks for girls and orange and blue for boys, i also like the under water theme.
Style Piccoli's Zoo
A nursye rhyme by Giuseppe Scaraffia
A regular presence at Pitti Bimbo, Style Piccoli organizes events and special projects dedicated to helping adults learn more about the world of kids. This year, inside of the Main Pavilion, Style Piccoli will settle an exhibition focused on the enchanted and fantastic world of children: a nursey rhyme by Giuseppe Scaraffia will explain the seven paper-foldings, seven images of the Style Piccoli’s zoo. Still-life reproducing fantastic animal shapes with the collection of Spring/ Summer 2012 showcased in a creative and colourful way.
24th February 2012
This is the Paul Smith Junior SS12 range. I think form looking at this range bright colours are definitley important for a childrens wear particularly a Spring Summer range.
To see more of the Paul Smith junior range visit:
25th February 2012
Ive decided i want to make my own characters for my designs and after looking at children's wear and also the article on piccoli's Zoo I thought an under the sea theme would work well with the colour ways. These are some of the images which have given me inspiration:
This is an image of a pink jellyfish which would work well on the girls designs and i can use the pink colour throught the collection.
26th February 2012
These are the colours which I have chosen to use with the pale pin as the accent colour for girls and the orange as the accent colour for boys. I want to use jelly fish, octupus and fish as characters on the childrenswear.
28th February 2012
These are my designs using the colour trend predictions and my moodboard as inspiration....
Boys Designs 1
Boys Designs 2
Girls Designs 1
Girls Designs 2
From These designs i needed to choose one boys design and one girls design and create two variations of each to submit to the Size Small competition. These are the designs i chose and the variations......
Girls Final designs with two variations
