*Sweatshops...Good or Bad?*

"Made in the USA".Everyone sees these labels and automatically think, "oh great its made in America. "People fail to realize or even consider the fact that the very clothes they are purchasing were made in sweatshops. I personally feel that sweatshops are horrible.The fact that someone is being overworked, underpayed and working in unacceptable conditions is jus wrong. I understand that alot of times sweatshops are the only jobs offered in foreign countries, but that doesnt make it acceptable. So many youngchildren drop out of school jus so they can barely get enough money to feed their families.
According to a investigation done by 20/20, the conditions and rulesin sweatshops are inhumane. Women who become preganant are forced to have abortions just so they can work full time in the factories. The conditions are inhumane to the extent that they are rat infested, the women arent allowed to take breaks and have to face sexual harrasement and mental and physical abuse.
At the end of the day the reality is that cheap labor is found in sweatshops and people will continue to use them no matter what . I really want to have my own clothingl ine and have the clothes produced in safe and secure workshops. I really just dont want to be a part of the group of designers who pay people less than $1.oo to produce a shirt that will be sold for $20 and up. I FEEL AS THOUGH HAVING CLOTHES PRODUCED A A CHEAP PRICE SHOULDNT BE AT THE EXPENSE OF ANOTHER PERSON HEALTH AND HAPPINESS!

The Milan Fashion Week

The Milan Fashion Week is so full of unique and colorful designs. Alot of design presented in the Milan fashion week were transparent. Most trasnparent clothing is viewed as inappropiate but these particular designs were very pretty and wearable. The designs are seen as visual art versus just another article of clothing. alot of the designs that were colorful were matched woth colors that most people wouldnt think to put together. There were so many different patterns that were thrown together to make several diffferent awesome designs.
The designs seen in the milan fashion week can be seen as works of art just because when people think of art they think of different colors and dimensions. Several of the dresses had pockets in some of the weirdest locations but somehow at the end the whole design came together. There were also alot of sequences sewn on to colorful dresses to add a splash of style.
When i think of fashion i think of creativity,color,different dimension, accessories and the fact that just about anything goes. In the milan fashion show alot of the patterns they put together were patterns that i would probably never combine. At the same time it alll worked togethr so i now view fashion as art. Art is very abstract at times and alot of designers make there designs based on this fact.

*Inspiration*

There are so many things that inspire me when i sit down to sketch a design. I love drawing clothes that are simple but different and unique in there own way. Calvin Kleins Fall 2008 collection has inspire me to step out of the box and attempt to design clothes that can be 3D. His collection was labled as soft geometry because of all the angles and shapes he incorporated into that particular line. The fact that he did that made me realize that inspiration for a design can be found anywhere. All the designers that participated in New York Fashion Week inspire me because of how they take risk and just put their hearts into their designs.
I have aslo been inspired by the way people in different cultures dress. So many cultures have different designs ,sequences and colors incorporate into their clothes. I have so many ideas for designs that can be centered around a simple aspects of someones culture. I am also inspired by the people around me sometimes i can just sit and think of a design i could make for a certain person.
Overall i really just want to have my own clothing line because of how clothes affect people. A outfit or specific design can change how someone is feeling because of how they look when they are wearing it. At the New York Fashion Week so many critics and actors talked about how they feel when they are wearing a specific designers clothes. One day i want to be that designer to be me. I also want to have my own clothing line because its a great opportunity for me to express myself by allowing people to see what im passionate about.