‘Ooooooo bapple’ – The minions.
Feels like a while since my last post!! Looking back… It was
only last week! As you know my dear reader chums, I do try to keep up with the
blog and keep you all in the know with regards to my whereabouts, being nosey
are we? Rude. If this is your first read
of my blog then hello to you! So much has gone on over my time on Art
Foundation but primarily my FMP and you have missed out on so much. Previously
in my life I realized that Bob Marley is actually dead which shocked most as it
should be known that he is no longer with us and hasn’t been for many years.
Finally, Eurovision, what a spectacle and what a winner!! Inspirational.com.
(not a website, naughty). This past week I have taken my eye off the ball and
haven’t been working to my full potential and delivering on my work as my
motivation has dropped considerably which means that no as much work has been
done and my work seems to be dwindling. My bike decided to have a hiccup also
and took it to the garage but like all things there is nothing wrong with it
and runs like new. Good.
This past week I began looking at artists and designers that
have done and looked at bin bags as a way of creating Haute Couture and came
across Gareth Pugh once more as he has coincidently used bin bags to create a
couture collection. Gareth is renowned for his works that go down the catwalk
for art purposes rather than for the commercial sense and value. His pieces are
astounding and represent the idea of throwaway couture and question the concept
of what a garment is and has become. His use of strong lines that influence the
body shape and dominate the catwalk with the striking use of layered crossed
over techniques with the flared strips that create the dimension and prowess.
The drape and hang of the garment is the main feature of the dresses and this
is what delivers the atmosphere and sophisticated drama that is present
throughout. He has focused on the ideas of the pear shape with a bigger waist
and smaller bust which forces the dresses to flare out and float down the catwalk.
I feel inspired by this collection as it shows the
possibilities of the humble bin bag and the idea of creating something
beautiful from them, the ideas of disposable fashion and bringing it to the
attention of Haute Couture.
This dress is a mild response to Gareth Pugh but is more of
an experimental piece that enables me to look at the positives and negatives of
the creating a dress out of bin bags. This dress was created from 4 bin bags
that have a head hole cut out of them and then draped over a mannequin before
being shaped to create a couture garment. I found creating this garment hard as
I had no pattern and was going purely off my artistic fashionista flare. I have
a love for the fish tale dress and wanted to create this on my own dress, I firstly
had to fit the dress to the mannequin by taking in the waist and creating a
bust. To create the fish tale I needed slimming silhouette that went down to
the knees and the only way of doing this was to curve the material round the
mannequin so that the bottom flared out. Overall I am extremely happy with the
dress but it took a while to get there as it was a blank canvas and I had to
determine my own darts and the couture nature of the dress. I have previously
created a paper dress that was done with the same concept of a single sheet of
material but I came out with a completely different outcome which shows that
material can determine how you interpret a dress. I processed to rip the dress
off the mannequin to show the ideas of disposable fashion and how this is
killing the industry of Haute Couture.
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