Clothing is a type of product! It can be a garment, an accessory, storage, decoration.. whatever as long as it's a textile product.
We've been told that it's a rainforest theme, but it's possible that the brief will be narrowed down further (i.e. it must be a sustainable product/make use of smart fabrics) in the exam but this has never happened with the current spec.
You need to come up with the idea independently! Basically just come up with enough designs (3 maybe?) to be prepared for anything extra they might throw at us, like a garment aimed at female adults and a storage product aimed at children for example. Different audiences, each could be designed to be being appropriate for different situations etc.
This will just make sure you're not starting anything from scratch in the exam.
It also has to be original! Things like cushions are difficult to make original, so an appliqued monkey onto a cushion won't get many marks for originality. My teacher advised us to kind of avoid them as they're dangerous regarding the originality marks...
When considering what they could potentially narrow it down to think about:
• Target market
• Sustainable/modern
• Occasion
• Luxury/mass market
Ideas for designs:
• Garments (dress, skirt, coat, trousers)
• Storage
• Decoration and home furnishings (wall hanging, throw, curtains, duvet)
• Accesories (bag, hat)
Helpful?