Our project in Fashion and Textiles involved a secret, and after we'd thought of our secret we had to create a journey of ideas which would eventually lead to creating a final garment. Anne
Stokes was my main inspiration at the start of my journey since I love her illustrations of dragons.
My initial idea for this project was to make a garment which would transform me into an oriental dragon every Chinese New Year (my theme/ secret). I was going to make this originally as a dress/ kimono, with draped sleeves to act as the wings of my dragon. Whilst looking at other artists such as Tilleke Schwarz (http://www.tillekeschwarz.com/biography.html) and Rosie James (http://www.axisweb.org/p/rosiejames) I gained an idea of how I could show my journey throughout my sketchbook and the lead up to my final piece. Although it was Studio Ghibli’s award winning anime, ’Spirited Away’ with its unusual transformation which was my main inspiration, especially the witch Yubaba who was able to change herself from woman to bird by using only a simple black ‘cape’. This got me thinking that if I have to transform into the dragon, then it should be a cloak that I use, not a dress.
My initial idea for this project was to make a garment which would transform me into an oriental dragon every Chinese New Year (my theme/ secret). I was going to make this originally as a dress/ kimono, with draped sleeves to act as the wings of my dragon. Whilst looking at other artists such as Tilleke Schwarz (http://www.tillekeschwarz.com/biography.html) and Rosie James (http://www.axisweb.org/p/rosiejames) I gained an idea of how I could show my journey throughout my sketchbook and the lead up to my final piece. Although it was Studio Ghibli’s award winning anime, ’Spirited Away’ with its unusual transformation which was my main inspiration, especially the witch Yubaba who was able to change herself from woman to bird by using only a simple black ‘cape’. This got me thinking that if I have to transform into the dragon, then it should be a cloak that I use, not a dress.
My garment was made using red lining, with a cowl hood and red organza
over the top of it to add sheen to my cape. On the inside I had different
images of iconic buildings of Birmingham on the left, with fireworks
celebrating Chinese New Year; whereas on the right I had an image of my dragon,
with an image of me transforming just below it; this was all done using heat
transfer.
I really enjoyed making this cloak and hand embroidering my secret on the inside.
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