Fashion design: dresses & silhouettes | Justine Leconte – Justine Leconte officiel

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F5hLsYM-DU

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In the video, Justine discusses various types of fashion silhouettes and dresses using physical examples from magazines. She highlights the A-line mini dress, H-line shirt dress, and E-line dress, each with their own characteristics and suitability for different body shapes. Additionally, she explains how to create the illusion of longer legs and provides tips for drawing clothing to showcase the correct proportions.

Highlights

• 📸 Discusses fashion silhouettes and dresses using physical examples from magazines.
• 👗 Covers A-line mini dress, H-line shirt dress, and E-line dress.
• 🦵 Explains creating the illusion of longer legs and tips for drawing clothing.

Key Takeaways

• 🥃 Learn about different fashion silhouettes and their suitability for body shapes.
• 🧪 Understand the importance of correct proportions in fashion illustration.

How to overcome a creative block | What to do when you’re bored | Justine Leconte – Justine Leconte officiel

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K6Ywbm_VeY

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Creative blocks can be caused by overworking or an unsuitable process or project, and it’s important to understand why you’re experiencing a block in order to overcome it. Taking breaks, engaging in joyful activities, creating a positive environment, and starting early are all key strategies for dealing with creative blocks.

Highlights

• Creative blocks can be caused by overworking or an unsuitable process or project.
• To overcome creative blocks, understand why you’re experiencing them and take breaks, engage in joyful activities, create a positive environment, and start early.

Key Takeaways

• Overcoming creative blocks involves understanding the reason behind them and taking active steps to improve your situation.

Fall inspiration moodboard – without using orange! | Justine Leconte – Justine Leconte officiel

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D70YmuCxw9k

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In this video, Justin explores why orange is often associated with fall and decides not to include it in his mood board. Instead, he uses questions as prompts to represent elements of nature, clothing, country, architecture styles, numbers, materials, people, books, and colors. The final mood board represents his interpretation of fall without using the color orange. Justin encourages viewers to create their own mood boards based on his prompts and share them for feedback and community engagement.

Highlights

• Orange is often associated with fall but not used in this mood board
• Questions are used as prompts for different elements (nature, clothing, etc.)
• Mood board represents Justin’s interpretation of fall without orange
• Viewers encouraged to create and share their own mood boards

Key Takeaways

• Orange is not always necessary to represent fall in a mood board
• Questions can be used as prompts for various elements in mood board creation
• Engaging with the community can help improve skills and receive feedback

AVANT-GARDE FASHION: Berlin Alternative Fashion Week x 8 shows | Justine Leconte – Justine Leconte officiel

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM_6bpiFIv4

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The Berlin Alternative Fashion Week showcased underground and avant-garde fashion at the old post station. The event featured creativity, freedom, loud colors, and inspiration. There was also a market for fashion enthusiasts to meet upcoming designers and an art exhibition aiming to change how people perceive art. A favorite piece was a sweater by a young Polish designer.

Highlights

• 📍 Event held at the old post station
• 🎨 Art exhibition aimed to change perception of art
• 🛍️ Market for fashion enthusiasts and upcoming designers

Key Takeaways

• 👗 Favorite show involved unique clothing items

How to know when a fashion trend is over? | Justine Leconte – Justine Leconte officiel

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6n09T4P3Y8

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The discussion revolves around the concept of trends in fashion, their longevity, and how they are perceived over time according to „The Language of Cloth“ by Alison Lurie. The speaker highlights that the perception of a trend changes depending on various factors like country, religion, age, values, and education, making it difficult to judge trends universally.

Highlights

• 📚 „The Language of Cloth“ by Alison Lurie offers insights into fashion trends across decades
• Adjectives describe the perception of new, current, or old styles over time
• Perception changes depending on factors like country, religion, age, values, and education

Key Takeaways

• Trends can only be judged for a specific country, target group, and time
• Difficulty in creating videos about trends for diverse audience across different countries and age groups

Cuba impressions: dramatic and beautiful | Justine Leconte – Justine Leconte officiel

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxEtWBorq-4

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The text provided consists of transcripts with various sounds such as music, laughter, and applause, but lacks substantial content. The importance of using emojis for human readability is emphasized, but no specific context or topic is given.

Highlights

• 🎶 Transcript includes various sounds like music, laughter, and applause
• 📝 Lacks substantial content or context
• 💡 Emphasis on using emojis for human readability

Key Takeaways

• 🎵 Transcripts are primarily composed of sound elements
• ✏️ No specific topic or context is provided

How to choose fabrics for a fashion collection | Justine Leconte – Justine Leconte officiel

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XST_IibjqNQ

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Justin from Cuba is here to help you choose fabrics for your collection. Key points include considering woven vs knitted fabrics, fabric weight, versatile fabrics, and color mix for customer choice. A combination of natural and synthetic fibers can be used, depending on the designer’s preference. It’s essential to practice and understand what works best for your style.

Highlights

• 👩‍🎨 Mix of woven and knitted fabrics in a collection
• 📏 Importance of fabric weight: lightweight for tops, heavyweight for bottoms and outerwear
• ⚖️ Choose versatile fabrics to avoid high sourcing costs and minimum order quantities (MOQs)
• 🎨 Consider color mix for customer choice, using a diverse color palette with different textures

Key Takeaways

• 🌱 Use natural fibers for environmentally friendly options, but be aware of their higher cost and sourcing difficulty
• 🏭 Utilize synthetic fibers for better properties like wicking or resistance, but consider their lower cost and environmental impact
• 💡 Some designers start by sourcing fabrics, while others begin with a concept and then search for the right fabric
• 🚀 Practice is key to understanding what works best for your style; don’t be afraid to experiment

How to build a capsule wardrobe | Fashion minimalism | Justine Leconte – Justine Leconte officiel

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP9EiAFe7Pw

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This transcript discusses the concept of a capsule wardrobe, which aims to declutter your closet by finding your own style and minimalizing it to only contain items you love and can wear every day. The rule of thumb is to reduce clothes to about 36 items for one specific season (winter or summer).

Highlights

• A capsule wardrobe helps to declutter your closet by finding your own style and minimalizing it.
• Reduce clothes to about 36 items for one specific season.
• Sort your existing closet into three piles: Items you can wear every day and love, items you like but not for this season, and items you haven’t worn in at least a year.
• Don’t keep items from Pile 3; sell, give to friends/family, or donate to charity.

Key Takeaways

• Determine your style by assessing your current wardrobe and identifying the items that truly reflect your personal style.
• Identify gaps in your wardrobe by determining what types of clothing are missing from your closet to complete your capsule wardrobe.
• Plan your capsule by combining pieces that can be endlessly combined with the rest of your closet.
• Learn from different examples and showcase personality and character through a consistent color palette.
• Find the balance between casual and formal, mix various types of clothing in your capsule, and improve shopping behavior.

Best websites for fashion designers + Giveaway winner | Justine Leconte – Justine Leconte officiel

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40GEn14rGX8

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Justine shares her favorite online resources for inspiration, including Spoon Flour, Paleton, Pattern Bank, Trend Tablet, and Fabric House. These websites offer unique prints, color palettes, ethnic patterns, cultural trends, and a large choice of fabrics with various filter options. Pinterest is also mentioned as a valuable resource for design inspiration.

Highlights

• 🖋️ Spoon Flour: Create unique prints on fabric, paper, or clothing
• 🎨 Paleton: Powerful color palette generator
• 🌐 Pattern Bank: Browsing and purchasing ethnic patterns, pattern inspiration
• 📚 Trend Tablet: Beautiful visuals, inspiring content related to cultural trends
• 🧶 Fabric House: Professional sourcing of fabrics in larger quantities

Key Takeaways

• 🔍 Filter options for fabric choices on Fabric House website
• 📚 Fabric House acts as a dictionary of fabrics and their properties
• 🌟 Pinterest is valuable resource for design process inspiration

How to style a curvy body shape (Plus Size body) | Justine Leconte – Justine Leconte officiel

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXuMhbOp3XI

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The transcript discusses dressing for plus-size or curvy body shapes, providing tips and tricks for styling these body types and offering recommendations for silhouettes and types of clothing that work well.

Highlights

• Understanding what makes a person curvy or plus-size
• Identifying zones to highlight on the body
• Building outfits around highlighted zones
• Learning from celebrities with similar proportions
• Receiving recommendations for silhouettes and types of clothing that fit plus-size or curvy body shapes well

Key Takeaways

• Adele typically wears long sleeves, dresses below the knee, rarely shows cleavage, and has a marked waist.
• Amy Schumer’s outfits are more varied, often with shorter dresses, showing off her arms and shoulders.
• Large sleeves can make your core look thinner.
• Decorations and drapery can draw attention away from certain parts of the body.
• Ready-to-wear techniques include choosing stiff fabrics for waistbands, empire waists, and using accessories to draw attention away from areas you’re not confident in.

Essential Tips for Choosing Outfits

1. Adele technique: Long sleeves, dresses below the knee, marked waist
2. Amy Schumer technique: Varied outfits, shorter dresses, showing off arms and shoulders
3. Large sleeves make your core look thinner
4. Decorations and drapery can draw attention away from certain parts of the body

Ready-to-Wear Techniques

1. Choose stiff fabric for waistbands to avoid compressing the belly
2. Empire waists create a flattering look
3. Avoid 6/8 or 7/8 crop pants, go for full length or really short pants
4. Use jackets, cardigans, or blazers to make your waist look thinner