Week 3

Generic Leggings

The generic leggings are typically a pair of skin tight pants, ending at ankle length with an elastic waistband. As leggings are worn as a second skin, they should allow for maximum stretch, therefore should generally be made from a cotton lyrca or nylon lycra blend. Leggings are traditionally worn during exercise due to their comfort, stretch and ability to retain body heat.

The generic leggings were fairly basic to construct. I had slight trouble attatching the elastic to waistband, as I didn't add enough gathering to it so that it could fit tight, yet not restrictively to the body.

Leggings Formed/ Deformed

In examining the form of the leggings, myself and Danielle experimented by stuffing a pair of tights. Our aim was to alter the function and appearance of the generic leggings. We bought stockings from the supermarket and stuffed them with clothes and tried to put them on. We then tried various ways of wearing them. It was interesting to explore the varity of ways you can wear the leggings, altering its traditional function and appearance. Whilst experimenting with different possibilities, we took a series of photos which turned out really well. In the photos, they barely resembled what most people recognise as leggings. Unfortunately I don't have the photos anymore as they were saved to my usb, which I lost. I only have them printed in my folio.

I stuck the pictures in my book and I started designing. I got some interesting shapes yet none of which I felt related to my theme I was thinking about. Close to when they were due I was still trying to figure out which one I would make, then I decided that I really liked the singlet cut and paste exercise so maybe I could use that idea to come up with something I was happy with. The leggings I produced in the end I was really happy with. I think they showed what I was trying to make them show and they just looked simple yet effective.

Leggings formed/ deformed exercise