How Do You Make That?: The Alexander McQueen Episode 

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Tulip skirts are rounded but they do not bubble at the hem. They quite literally look like upside down tulips.

Lot of handwork and lots of mistakes

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Hmm, what a pity. I'm not totally against polyester, but only when it's truly the one option, like sport performance fabrics, but this ain't it. Dang.

how can you wear something like that in public? how can someone layer a coat over top that shoulder protrusion mess of gathers? my opinion only! do not come for me.

I'm not against polyester or synthetic fabrics, if used wisely. It's definitely hurting our environment, yes. But when luxury houses use it, it's intended to achieve something no organic fabric can achieve. A good example is the first dress: to achieve that stiffness in texture could not have been done through silk or an organic compound alone while maintaining a silky shine. It's very unlikely, as it is a runway McQueen piece, that dress will be disposed of in a landfill. As a designer, I appreciate the ability to create without having be limited in my options. I think the issue is mass production and synthetic fibres. Plastic, believe it or not, was once a luxury item only the finest houses had access to (early Shiapararelli is a good example, as she was the first to utilise plastic zippers). That's just my argument/perspective on the other side. I do understand the harm of synthetic fibres in the environment 😁 I just wished to give you a perspective when synthetic fibres are used in luxury/designer goods, it's pretty harmless and will likely achieve artistic value ordinary fibres could not

Have there been improvements in the polyester fabrics? I think so but they still always have a negative.

@@christopherfeatherley I know all about Schiaparelli, thank you. She didn't know the environmental cost of plastics, nor the extremely short lifespan compared to natural materials. Many of those early creations are denaturing and turning to dust in museum archives. As for the ability to do things natural materials can't, there are options. Silk triple organza is extremely stiff, for example, and very light weight. I'll include a link to a great video on a Dior piece. Furthermore, there is no need for it to be 100% polyester. That dress could be made of silk, with some poly horsehair inserted where necessary. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GVMyOvHxtwY.html

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Explainer is often how I describe myself! Thanks!

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I dove down here in the comments to say the same thing 😂❤

@@thinkuthink That's it! its has to happen

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No, I have no experience in metal work.

​@@zoehongteaches Consider discussing metals via fashion history, famous outfits, metallic trends, designers known for using metal (Mugler, Paco Rabanne, etc.), sketch a look, and maybe do a metal mood board.

The How Do You Make That series will live here on the channel but my pattern making class is only on patreon. patreon.com/zoehong

Check out my How to Create Volume video.

Not yet, but have plans in the future for it.

Yes, you can slash and spread even more. You can open it up and slash into the center front if you want more gathers there, or slash into the neck on the other side of the dart if you prefer.

Won’t slashing and spreading it into the center front prevent it from being a cut on fold? and won’t you end up with a center front seam? Is there a way to add more fabric / gathers just in that area above the apex of the bust without having a center front seam and keeping it as a cut on fold ???

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I only pick pieces from viewer submissions.