Alright, let me tell you about this “gf ferre” thing I messed around with today.
So, I was bored, right? Scrolling through some design stuff online, and I stumbled upon some old ads for Gianfranco Ferré. Now, I’m no fashion guru, but the bold shapes and that distinctly 90s vibe kinda grabbed me. I thought, “Hey, why not try to recreate something like that, but, you know, my way?”
First thing I did was gather some inspo. I mean, I had a general idea, but I needed specifics. I spent a good hour just looking at photos of Ferré designs – jackets with crazy shoulders, those architectural dresses, the whole shebang. I saved a bunch of images to a mood board, mostly focusing on the silhouettes and the way he played with texture.
Next up, sketching. I’m terrible at drawing, like, seriously bad. But I forced myself to put something on paper. I started with some basic shapes – squares, triangles, circles – just trying to capture the essence of the bold, geometric stuff I saw. Then, I tried to warp those shapes into something vaguely garment-like. It looked like a kindergartner’s art project, but it was a start.
After that came the fabric selection. This was tricky. I didn’t want to spend a ton of money on something that might end up looking like a disaster. So, I went to my local fabric store and dug through the remnants bin. I found a piece of thick, almost cardboard-like black material – not sure what it was exactly, but it had the structure I was looking for. I also grabbed some cheap white cotton for lining, just in case.
Then the real fun began: cutting and constructing. Based on my chicken scratch sketches, I started cutting out shapes from the black fabric. No patterns, no precise measurements, just winging it. I basically treated the fabric like paper, folding it, pinning it, and hoping for the best. I ended up making this weird, boxy jacket thing with exaggerated shoulders. The sleeves were way too long, and one side was definitely longer than the other, but I was kind of digging the asymmetry.
Sewing it all together was another adventure. My sewing machine is ancient and temperamental. It kept skipping stitches and getting tangled. I had to re-thread it about a million times. But eventually, I managed to get the pieces somewhat attached to each other. The seams are definitely not perfect, but hey, that’s part of the charm, right?
Finally, the “reveal.” I put the thing on. It looked ridiculous. The shoulders were too wide, the shape was all wrong, and the fabric was way too stiff. But… I also kinda loved it? It was so over-the-top and weird. I took a few pictures, laughing at myself the whole time.
What did I learn? Well, Gianfranco Ferré was a genius, and I am definitely not. But I had a blast experimenting and trying something new. It reminded me that fashion can be fun and that it’s okay to make mistakes. Plus, I now have a truly unique (and slightly terrifying) garment that no one else in the world owns. Maybe I’ll wear it to a party someday, just for laughs. Who knows?
- Gathered Inspo
- Sketched (Badly)
- Found Fabric
- Cut and Constructed
- Sewed (Mostly) Together
- Laughed at the Result
I’m not gonna lie, it was a bit of a disaster, but a fun one. And that’s what matters, right?