So I took a trip to London to visit some friends and soak up the atmosphere and do some fabric sourcing.
I decided Soho would be the best place to explore as I wanted some really heavily textured fabrics aswell as to have a look at the types of fur available, real and faux. I have been fabric sourcing before but in the hackney area and I knew this wasn't the right area to start searching in.
Here's a collection of some of the textures and colours I found that I feel would work well in the concepts I have in my head.
Im still unsure about the real/faux fur and I don't know which one to go for. Im going to have a think about it and maybe do a post on it soon.
I think that these textures would work well on a small scale maybe worked in with some leather or plainer materials? I'm definitely going to use the scaly material in some of my designs as I love the way it catches the light and how it moves. It reminds me of Prada's collection.
Im not sure about the feathers, I think they look at bit cheap so I don't think they would work so well.
It was a really inspiring trip and I was amazed at the difference in quantity and quality of the fabrics available compared to Cardiff and the surrounding places in Wales! It makes me want to move to London right now so all of that would be in my door step.
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