In week 4, I worked on the mannequins to create an alternate body shape and a garment design idea.

I need to pad out a mannequin into a new shape, I could use any material, such as towel, froth and pillow.

Firstly, I used towel and fabric, which is following image.

But I found it is too hard to see the body design, because the sleeve is too small. I decided to change to add one more thing.

I added a pillow at the waist.

But the whole design is still not good, and the teacher also said that I need to redesign it and make the fabric cover the whole body. So, I decide to redesign the body shape.

The material of body could not be too big, otherwise the fabric could not cover it, and the body could not be too small because we hard to see the body shape. So, the following image is the third design of body shape:

Then I used fabric to cover the whole body and hold these fabrics with pins.

During these weeks, I found that I need to be more creative. When I practice my fabric modification or making collage, I hard to have new ideas, but my friends’ arts are better than mine. So, I should read relative books, walk outside and enjoy some shows.