What is a croqui? I have heard many interpretations of this word. No it’s not flakey bread that you enjoy with your lunch salad. Nor is it an outdoor game where you hit large balls through little fences with wooden mallets. Although I enjoy both croissants and croquet, a croqui has become part of my everyday life.
According to Webster dictionary a croqui comes from the French word croquer, which means to sketch, rough out, literally, to crunch. As a fashion designer, I define croqui as my little best friend. A croqui is the basic starting point or building block for all my designs. It is where I first layout the form of my garment. Before coming to Purdue I used to sketch outfits out all the time. My bodies were always so un proportional. Either the model was too top heavy or her arms were somehow drawn out longer than her legs. This posed a major problem. Then after a few weeks in the college of Consumer and Family Sciences studying Apparel Design, I was introduced to the term croqui and my sketches were forever changed!
I have included a few examples of what a croqui is. As you can see the sketch can be drawn in different poses or movement. I like to mix it up a bit depending on what type of garment I am sketching. Each week I have to create 10 croquis with my inspired ideas. I feel as though my little croqui has become like my little side kick.
Check out these images and see if you are inspired from these sketched human forms!
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