1. Fashion Drawing
Portfolio
Carinne Kolbé

2. The following collection was developed for my Apparel Design class.
The project was to design twelve looks with a front and back view inspired by a theme
of your choice.
I chose to design a collection inspired by the Renaissance.
I wanted the collection to reflect the ideal beauty found in the period as described by
artists like Leonardo Da Vinci and Brunelleschi and to allow the client to feel
feminine in clothing inspired by menswear of the Renaissance.
Each piece has design elements that were used in the garments in the Renaissance,
combined with styles that were popular when I did this project (2009).

3. Inspiration

4. The Collection

5. •Velvet Pants.
•Shirt with sections like
pourpoint (men’s jacket) of
Renaissance period.
•Spanish Blackwork embroidery
on scallops of shirt.
•Low cut back.

6. •Printed t-shirt with jewelry
design.
•Spanish blackwork around
neck and sleeves
•Pumpkin shape black velvet
skirt
•Burgundy tights

7. •Grey velvet tights with button
and pleat detailing in front and
black waistband.
•Green Silk shirt inspired by
cape.
•Cording across front of shirt.

8. •Green wool coat.
•Detachable black jacket
underneath.
•Grey silk pants.
•Inspired by doublet worn
by men in Renaissance
•High collar

9. •Gold brocade pants.
•White cotton shirt with
Spanish blackwork and
embroidery around sleeves
and neckline
•Inspired by segmented
sleeves of Renaissance
period
•High mandarin collar

10. •Gold, burgundy and grey
striped pencil skirt with flare
at knees.
•Inspired by basis worn in
late Renaissance.
•Pecadil decoration around
sleeve.
•High collar.

11. •Burgundy velvet jacket
inspired by doublets worn by
men.
•Skirt has panes to show
lining, inspired by the
practice of slashing clothes
to show lining in the
Renaissance.
•Black embroidery on panes
of skirt.

12. •Loose cotton shirt inspired
by camica.
•Blue tights.
•Brown soft leather vest
worn over shirt.
•Spanish blackwork
embroidery on sleeves under
bust and around neckline.
•Grey wool legwarmers
worn over knee.

13. •Shirt with jeweled neckline
inspired by jewelry worn in
art of the Renaissance.
•Puffed sleeves like
undergarments worn in
Renaissance.
•Silk noir pants with
embroidered silk draping
across front.
•Open sleeves inspired by
segmented sleeves.

14. •Grey brocade pants with
inspiration from padded
hose from late Renaissance/
Mannerist period.
•Silk shirt with pleats
inspired by Houppelande.
•Spanish blackwork
embroidery around pockets.

15. •White lace ruffle skirt with
blue waistband and metal
ornament as belt buckle.
•Black velvet shirt with red
silk insert.
•Square neckline.

16. •Black velvet dress with
slashing detail on shoulders
and at wrists.
•Ruffles on back of dress
inspired by fashion of
wearing a white shirt under
doublet and letting a white
ruffle peek out at the collar.

17. Thank You
Carinne Kolbé
Carinnek@gmail.com