Laser cutting allowed us to add another depth to our sampling. We knew that laser would be apparent throughout our whole collection but having one look involved layered material would allow our final line up to have a differential in standard and price, which is something Tom had mentioned in his very first presentation, how it is important to have those garments that may cost say £300 against a basic t shirt that would be £50. I have always loved working in the laser room, however sometimes working with fabric can cause annoying issues! we chose to work with jersey and unfortunately as the material is so fine it became burnt by the laser, causing discolouration around the edges. We knew the standard of this would not be acceptable for a high class collection, so re evaluated our fabric choice and re made the sample using a high grade cotton which in the end worked our much cleaner than the jersey.
I also took the time in the laser room to experiment with the cutting and engraving of different materials, particularly to re create the james long logo on fabric pieces to be used for fastenings, tags and zips.
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