Technically speaking, these projects aren't designs. The students are not taking this class to learn to design period clothing. The projects are taken directly from period research images which you can see pinned to the projects on some of them.
And they are half drapes for a number of reasons, one being cost. Many of the projects take a large amount of yardage, and when you are a graduate student living on a stipend, it can make a big difference to only buy for a half drape.
Another reason is time. They turn these projects around fairly quickly, several per semester, at the same time that they are carrying a full load of other courses (with accompanying homework) AND show assignments making clothes for realized productions.
Of course, they do always have the option to do a full drape, but most none of them do, and cost and time are usually the deciding factors.
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Re: Designs
Date: 2012-11-16 11:08 pm (UTC)And they are half drapes for a number of reasons, one being cost. Many of the projects take a large amount of yardage, and when you are a graduate student living on a stipend, it can make a big difference to only buy for a half drape.
Another reason is time. They turn these projects around fairly quickly, several per semester, at the same time that they are carrying a full load of other courses (with accompanying homework) AND show assignments making clothes for realized productions.
Of course, they do always have the option to do a full drape, but most none of them do, and cost and time are usually the deciding factors.