Textile Designers

William Morris

  

William Morris was an English Textile designer known for his repeat pattern wallpaper prints. Looking at his images I've noticed he uses a lot of floral and nature patterns, such as trees and birds. He uses a lot of colour, however all the colour looks quite vintage. All the print joins together perfectly and will be continuous through out. I think this print is suitable for it's purpose as, straight away, you can tell it would be used on a wall paper or for interior design, therefore I don't think this style of print would be suitable for my jacket.

Alexander Mcqueen

Alexander McQueen was a British Fashion Designer. He is known for having worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001, aswell as having found his own label. The prints I have looked at are from his 2010 collection, they are repeat patterns that resemble butterfly wings which is what he was inspired by (Nature and evolution). I like the way he has taken a section of the pattern and created a dress, this makes it more likely to be unique. This could inspire me to create one big repeat pattern, and then take a piece of it and put it on my deconstructed jacket, or even create a sleeve/collar out of it.

Cath Kidston 

  

Cath Kidston is a Birtish brand specialising in homeware and bags/purses. From researching the brand I noticed straight away all of their products stand out and have a consistent theme of floral patterns and pastel colours, especially pink and blues. I really like the designs by Cath Kidston as they are very girly and dainty. The prints are featured on homeware, bags/purses and small trinkets. I would feature a print similar to this one on a product, if it was designed for females.