My Perfect Fit
"Designed using what you currently have and what you currently think is missing in your wardrobe, My Perfect Fit provides a consumer-driven outcome that truly only fits them. It not only encourages purposeful buying habits but a deeper understanding of what one currently owns. By uploading their wardrobe with a minimum of three photos of the front, back and care tag so the My Perfect Fit system can better understand the existing measurements and fit each user prefers, but also the material qualities. Users can also comment on features of each garment as well as take existing designs from platforms such as Pinterest and Instagram to add to their algorithmic creation. Continuing through the process, the consumer is made aware of what choices they are making and the future impact their clothes will have long after wear. My Perfect Fit provides this transparent income not as a new topic to the industry, but how breaking these sustainable areas down into topics such as waste, carbon footprint, ethical working environments and designing for necessity."
In order to tackle this project, I first broke down the steps of what was required in this process. I also created and 'ideal' path that I would be following in order to not take on too much of the project and focus on what is the most important within the system, the path on the right is what I want to showcase the most out of this design process
My next stage was to essentially complete the process like I was the program itself. Above are a few images of my own wardrobe that I will later use in my designs. I need to however figure out how I am not redesigning what I currently own but how these measurements can be used and then the styles can be abstracted out.
Initially, I found it difficult to not design what was currently existing in my wardrobe. By taking an abstract it allowed me to bring through different silhouettes, forms and patterns without directly referencing my wardrobe. I also did a few surface material tests as I knew I needed to focus on how each 'scrap' material could be optimised into a garment. Also by this point I realised I needed to bring in more inspiration photos from Pinterest of garments I would want in my wardrobe. This would allow me to add more depth to the project and not just redesign my existing wardrobe.
As I wanted the user to be able to completely randomise their wardrobe regardless of material and shape, I started with taking my abstract forms into a practical sense. I also at this stage decided to external photos that what was currently in my wardrobe
From the intial designs, I was able to quickly bring together a very randomise mix of my wardrobe. Now that I have a rough idea of my outcomes in a basic form and design I can move onto producing my wire frames for how the user will interact with this experience.
Now that I have my base set up, I need to consider smaller elements on what else is integrated into the system. I believe I should also include a select from Pinterest image within the initial uploading system. Not only have I used it in my own design process but like most people they are using 'My Perfect Fit' because they are missing something in their wardrobe, not wanting to create more of what they currently own
Using the 'Hover' Technique in Adobe XD, I was able create drop down menus which I could then use to create a measurements chart
I also needed to figure out how the measurements would be collected. Although they would be picked up from the images of the user wearing their clothes, I wanted to provide and option for those that do have a measuring tape to edit their measurements if they wish to do so. It also provides for those that don't want to update them more transparency on how their clothes will fit in the end
Figuring out location colours and changing Sustainability Checker to Rating. I also need to figure out the transition from location and selection of materials back to the design
I also wanted to provide a more visual cue to the user about their sustainable footprint. I included not own a sustainability check towards the bottom of the page that would visibly say where they could be more sustainable but visually with the background hue changing colour throughout the process
Adding STL patterns onto base form to "Cut and Sew" Method
Final outcome of Rotation 2 on the left with fabric optimisation powered through Clo3D on how to economically place the shapes. As we can see there is a significant difference between cutting up the shapes vs leaving them full.
As the focus of this project is around sustainability not only in an ethical working sense, but also in a material waste sense. I needed create a personalisation that worked within the limitations of Clo3D.
As I was working with my own pattern pieces and using a "Cut and Sew" method to create the each patterns, I was able to personally manipulate which piece had what colour and weft (direction of grain in fabric) regardless of size because of the style of this design. I would have run into many more issues as it isn't the entire design relying on the scrap fabrics but using a combination of dead stock and scrap fabric
Final Outcome
Four further outcomes
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