Fashion Designs inspired by traditional cultural dress

Matthew Williamson inspired by traditional Ethiopian dress

Picture retrieved from

http://www.sassybella.com/2007/12/matthew-williamson-inspired-by-traditional-ethiopian-dress/

Mathew Williamson is a fashion designer who was inspired by several traditional cultural dress within Africa. The picture above to your left, features the traditional clothing worn in Ethiopa. The picture to your right features Williamson's designs inspired by the Ethiopian traditional cultural dress. These garments were part of his spring summer 2008 collection.

What is your opinion about the designs?

Do you think his designs are to similar to the original Ethiopian garments? If so, why or why not?

What would you have done differently as a designer ?

Emoticons

3 weeks ago I had a Student teaching Teacher light bulb moment! During my Sewing Techniques class we were conducting presentations and one of my students used emoticons as the basis of inspiration for her fashion design collection. I had never heard of the word emoticons until then. I have however, used emoticons characters. They include lol which means laugh out loud, :-) which means smiley face, and :-( which means sad face. Can you help Ms. David build her emoticon library? Add to this blog the top five emoticons that you use? Please include the meaning for the emoticon you indicate.

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