Hero hair
This idea has been brought to life
We are 5 Manchester Metropolitan Students who are creating the hero hair hat, as part of out unit X project. We are a collaboration of interior and fashion students working together to bring Miariam's little inventors idea to life.
Team Hero Hair took inspiration from African head carrying as well as various fashion trends to create this hat/bag combo! Perfect for carrying all of your hair accessories
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Finally we added colour to the hat, this is due to the Little inventors drawing having a lot various colours. Therefore, we have reconnected to original elements of the design.
Next we added the compartments around the edge of the hat structure.
The hat has now been made with a steady hat like structure and a handbag placed on top. this was achieved by individually making the two elements and gluing them together. In addition, to make the structure realistic, two handles have been attached to the handbag by hand stitch. This allows for it to be used or worn in multiple ways and is also helpful for when a product is removed or placed in the bag.
The base of the hat has been made by this point, which will support the handbag element and allow all the products to be carried. Also, this ensures that the hat will be firm and steady so that it will not fall off the head at any point.
With the new design and shape of the hat we began to make it!
We had a thin about the design and after some research we were heavily influenced by African women who carry various different objects on their heads. Thus this inspired us to design the hair hero hat as a modern day handbag which would relate to modern day life.
For our final product we want to include some of the little inventors colour scheme from the drawing. Therefore, we experimented with colour to get the perfect set.
We wanted the bag to be easy to use so we thought about various different methods of opening the bag or making it extend wider at the sides to allow products to fit easily.
Once deciding on the shape of the hat we chose the material which we would use, which we chose white leather. we began to make elements of the bag.
We moved to the sewing room and have begun to make the hat in the shape of a handbag.
First, we made a sample of the hero hair hat based on the shape of the picture drawn , this helped us to understand the correct measurements required for the hat to work. We also had a look at the compartments which hold the all the products and potential materials which we could use.