Concept photos of the final project

Process of making the head-piece

For the head-piece, I wanted to make a hat that has lace decorations and a veil over face. I used my fabric manipulation on the hat. 

I draped and folded the lace fabric to make volume. 

This is the finished version of my head-piece. The draped lace/chiffon looks like a big flower on the head. I also put lace mesh over it, so it can cover the face.  

Process of making top garment

For the top piece, I cut a pattern of a basic bodice and divided into four pieces, to make the sweetheart pattern. For the fabric, I combined black satin, burgundy lace and chiffon. I put darts and also a zipper on the back. 

These two pictures are the finished version of my top piece on a hanger. 

Reference images of the headpiece

This is from 1920's Bridal headpiece.

These are all from 21 century. 

Accessory Variations

As making the accessory piece, I was at first going to do a neckpiece that was motivated from the 17th century. But I thought if a make a big neckpiece, the shoulder part of my top garment wouldn't stand out at all :(
Therefore, I decided to make a headpiece instead. Here are the very first sketches of the headpiece.
I wanted to be derived from a specific era in the past, and combined with modernity.

Paragraph about my final project

   For my final project, I will make a neck piece and a top. I want to represent the history of lace and chiffon in my garment. For the neck piece, I was inspired by the neck piece that women wear during 17th to 18th century. I will combine wire, lace mesh and strips of lace and chiffon. And for the top, I chose a basic sweetheart patterned top because it shows femininity really well in the form. Also this pattern is beloved throughout the centuries. I chose the colors of the design to be mainly black and burgundy, those colors are also in my swatches of the pattern collection. I thought they represent the luxuriousness of the two fabrics, and those colors have been used a lot throughout the history of lace and chiffon. Therefore, through this project, my main goal is to convey the luxuriousness that lace and chiffon were clung to, and combine the feeling of past and present together by using details from different periods. 

Sketches and Reference images

These are my sketches for the final look.
I am going to make a neck-piece, which is motivated from the lace neck-piece in 17th century.
Also, I will make a basic sweetheart top with cotton, lace and chiffon.