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Lace Dress
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My FInal Project
The reason I chose my final project, my lace dress, as one of my artefacts is because I think it finally made me think about how much time and effort really does go into making clothes, and how they shouldn’t just be taken for granted. It made me realize why things are so expensive now-a-days and I am not as reluctant into purchasing something of great quality and care even if it does have a hefty price tag on it. It relates easily from the unit it came from because previously within the class, as students, we were taught about sweatshops and the poor conditions in which thousands of people work in, and it’s sickening, so I believe making this article of clothing took a toll on me and it made me have a deeper appreciation for everything that I wear. Of course it also relates to the course as a whole, I mean it is what fashion is all about, the style, the trend, the colour pallet, sewing it … everything that was done to create this dress ties into this course. Even the smallest details such as back stitching and hand stitching, I would have had no idea what they meant or how to do them had I not taken the course, and finally getting to put all of my skills into one piece as a whole was amazing because I could use all of my knowledge and apply it and also have a better appreciation for the time and effort that goes into it due to all of the insight about fashion industries I had learned about in class.
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