Overall Evaluation Of The Project

At the start of the project, when we were introduced to the brief, I was not too keen on the project and mainly about the history side of things, but to my surprise, I have actually enjoyed all of the different elements of this project, ranging from learning Elizabethan hairstyles styles and techniques to modern buns and fishtail plaits in the studio, to watching videos and different interpretations in class. I believe I have learnt a lot - in fact a lot more than I thought I would, and all of the things that I have been taught will benefit me in the future.

This project has allowed me to gain a lot of knowledge about the Elizabethan era, and understand why they would do certain things to themselves, e.g. why they had their hair pulled back to reveal their hairline. It has taught me the traditional and desired hairstyles that you would have worn if you were an Elizabethan, but it has also opened up my eyes and allowed me to see connections between the era and today's modern society, and how some of their influences still come into play, even today!

I feel I have conquered many hurdles, for example, things such as time management, working with different hair and learning how to evaluate. But overall it has been very beneficial, and I hope that the rest of the course is able to teach me the same amount of knowledge, whilst allowing me to enjoy the journey at the same time. 

Timed Assessment - In The Role Of The Designer/Assessor

Overall, I was actually very satisfied with how my partner executed and carried out my design. She was able to create exactly what I had envisioned and to a fairly high standard - the bun was of a good size and positioned perfectly, the frizzing technique allowed you to see the shape, but yet did not lose too much length, and the overall style was quite sleek. 

My only improvements that I could suggest to the stylist would be to perhaps backcomb the hair slightly more when putting it into the bun, because I noticed the hair was quite thin and had gaps at the top of the bun (but the stylist did also recognise this and did attempt to fix it). Also, I would've liked the pearls to have been positioned slightly more evenly and pushed in more securely, and the last thing is that I think the plaits around the edge of the bun could've been made slightly bigger to make them more visible. 

Considering all of the above, I would give my partner a B2.