Design workbook, mixed fashion collections - possibly Liberation (Summer 1997-1998) and Urban Progression (Winter 1998) | Collections Online

item details

NameDesign workbook, mixed fashion collections - possibly Liberation (Summer 1997-1998) and Urban Progression (Winter 1998)

ProductionLaurie Foon; records creator; circa 1997; New Zealand

Classificationworkbooks, freehand drawings, swatches, sketches, research notes, clippings

Materialspaper, ink, cloth, cardboard, graphite pencil, pressure-sensitive tape, metal, plastic

Techniqueshandwriting, freehand drawing, pasting, printing

DimensionsApproximate: 235mm (width), 280mm (height), 30mm (depth)

Registration NumberCA001201/001/0002

Credit lineGift of Laurie Foon, Starfish, 2014

Overview

A spiral bound rectangular workbook. It has a black plastic front cover with Art Spectrum Artists’ Visual Diary printed in the centre on the top half of the cover. There is a light green removal sticker on the upper right corner of the front cover with the words Art Spectrum Visual diary. The back cover is made of cardboard.The fashion workbook shows design ideas for garments. It contains hand drawn sketches, numerous fabric swatches adhered to pages, handwritten design notes, lists and business notes. The workbook dates from circa 1997 and mentions the fashion collections Urban Progression (Winter 1998) and Starfish Summer - possibly the fashion collection Liberation (Summer 1997-1998), as well as noting some “design rules” relating to Starfish clothing.