Solange Carpenter is currently a Fashion Design Major at Lasell College. Having known Solange for a few years, I was glad to have the chance to ask her some questions about her work in school and about the clothing that she has designed.

 

TP: What made you decide to major in fashion design? Were their any                   specific influences?

SC: I am not entirely sure. I just know that for most of my life I was always                drawing, particularly dresses. I loved reading about historical fashion in         books and eventually everyone started telling me I should go into design.

 

TP: Is there any specific brand and/or person from whom you get your                   inspiration for your designs? ​

SC: I prefer to work with and from street fashion.

 

TP: If there was one designer in the world that you could work with who               would it be?

​SC: Claire Mccardell! Well, if she was still around.

 

TP: Do you enjoy using one particular fabric (or fabrics) over some                         others, or do you utilize an array of different materials?

SC: Although I really like using knits, when I sew I try to only used recycled               fabric so knits can be harder to find.

 

TP: Do you have a set process-of-design, like a particular routine or                       setting in which you design?

SC: I tend to design for music. My senior thesis collection is based on the                  album "Currents" by Eisley. I like to use watercolor for my sketches, and            use illustrator to create my flats. I always draft by hand first too. While a            lot of people like draping, I prefer to use flat pattern to draft because I feel       like I can see it better when it is laid out graphically.

 

TP: What is your favorite article of clothing to design? (Dresses, pants,                   etc.)

SC: Pants and Leggings; no fly front!

 

TP: Last question: out of the designs that you have done thus far do you               have one that you are particularly proud of over the others?

SC: ​One time I made a skirt out of fasteners and pokemon cards.

 

TP: Thank you for your time, Solange.

 

Solange Carpenter

Lasell College 2014

Fashion Design and Production, History, Honors

Resident Assistant- Spence House

Honors Program Social Media Team