Introduction to the House of
Sunny
On the 23rd of April I started my
5 week internship placement. I was introduced to the studio and some of the
other interns that I would be working with, as well as the designer Sunny
Williams.
A lot goes down in the studio; on
one side is where the pattern cutting, pattern alterations, prepping the
fabric, machine and hand sewing takes place. On the other side of the room his
where all the promoting, organizing and the preparation for photo shoot
happens. It is quiet nice that it is all in one room because for me, I don't
know an awful lot about that side of the business, it is interesting to hear
and see what goes on and the large amount of planning that goes into it.
The house of Sunny is a very new
brand and has now found its consumer market, which is contemporary women’s
tailoring, and he uses a mix of Savile Row tailoring techniques mixed with some
of his own. Sunny Williams aim is to ‘get the women back into the suit’. At the
moment the company is making clothing for clients and small boutiques. The
pieces that I and the other construction intern are working on are in away
prototypes for a production photo shoot; they will be constructed and finished completely,
then will go up on the web site where clients and boutiques can place orders. Once
there orders start to come in, the patterns will be checked one last time and
then sent off to the manufactures to be made. These “prototypes” are the new collection
pieces -and the production shoot will be on the 18th May, so we have
2-3 weeks to make 7 two piece suits and other smaller elements of the
collections.
Day to day events at the surrey
studio would be; cutting out pattern pieces in the real fabric and lining, and
interfacing. Machine and hand sewing, general
constructions of the garments. Promoting the brand, sorting out call sheets for
photo shoots, making contacts with other people in the fashion world, posting
on the blog and creating make up looks. Occasionally models will stop by for
fittings to check the garments fit and hang.
My next post will be of things that
I achieved and done in the studios, in the next couple of days of the
internship.
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