Sunday Funday - Anthony Carmen Challenge Results Week 4

It's that time of the week again! My illustrations are here! I got really amazing challenges this week, and I'm pretty happy with my designs as a reflection! Hope I didn't let you guys down!

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I loved this challenge a lot! I love the avant garde and dramatics because there really is no limit. Because it is such a broad area, I feel a designer really needs to be careful and not go completely overboard. My inspiration was clearly from the Red Planet and the idea of moving through space. I wanted to stay true to my love of structure and blocking, but still keep it interesting and creative. I'm pretty in love with this look. I like the deconstruction of a structured look, but still maintaining a fun shape. Does it read space and Mars? Not directly - but the inspiration was all there!

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This is my first challenge of this kind and I love the idea! I'm often inspired by a single fabric or color - so presenting me with swatches and saying have fun was great! This one was inspired by the colors and image of peacock feathers along with my excitement for my draping class that I'll be starting in a week! I love the idea of taking a bunch of colored fabrics and manipulating them into something beautiful. My idea sewing a bunch of fabrics together and bunching and turning them to create a structured and gorgeous shape! I think this is interesting and really pretty. Very happy with it!

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Love this challenge! So immediately when I saw garden party, I thought of an old illustration I did for some fabrics I own. I thought a fun take would be creating a menswear outfit for her pattern to attend the party with her. I started with that similar print and created a formal look. The undersized blazer is a take on a vest and blazer combo. I like the extra peek at the undershirt on the bottom - adding more color. The charcoal gray seems lighter than solid black, so I think it's a decent match - though white may have been better for the blazer with black and white pants. You live and you learn and you play!

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Hope you like these looks! And send me more for next week, as always!

Which is your favorite?

This is my first post from my phone - and it's difficult! So, I'll cut it short! :)

@Anthony_Carmen

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Sunday Funday - Anthony Carmen Designs

Happy Sunday Funday, everyone! So, Sundays are all about doing whatever we want. As much as I love posting about the style and fashion items from other places for inspiration, I need to remember that I'm a fashion DESIGN student! It's about time that I incorporate some of my own designs into Anthony & Elle!

Back in 2010, I decided to teach myself to sew in preparation for fashion school (this all while finishing up my Bachelors in Biology.. Weird?) Luckily, I documented some of that on another blog so, why don't you go check out some of my old projects that I did while learning to sew HERE!

Anyway, I want to challenge myself with new projects, so that's where I need YOUR help! I was thinking of starting out with illustrations first, and perhaps move into sewing if time permits?

I get inspiration in many ways; such as just by looking at fabrics. Check out a little illustration project I did based on the bolts of floral fabrics I have and summer:

So what is this all about?

I WANT YOUR HELP!

Give me challenges! It could be pictures of fabrics, pictures of inspiration, it can be a word, it can be a paragraph, anything you feel fit! It can be as simple as "Fire" or difficult as "You're stuck in a room with this piece of fabric [picture] and a sewing machine, what would you make?"

I primarily do menswear and women's apparel, but I'm up for trying anything! So specify all you want!

I think it would be awesome to test myself in situations and get people involved in our blog with my own designs! Plus it gives me great practice in making my illustrations better. I'll try to do as many as I can, and depending on how many challenges I get, I will pick the best ones to show everyone! If I REALLY like it and have the means to make it, I will try!

So please, test my skills, I'm up for the challenge! Be creative and have fun! I'm looking to do this every Sunday if it's successful and I'll show the results then too!

Looking forward to hearing from you!

A.Carmen

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