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/Water in Sky

 

1st place in professional category

Innovation in Fashion Award Awarded by ITAA sponsor, 2011 ITAA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA

 

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Inspiration: A cumulus of creamy white and dark gray clouds with lightening piercing through a stormy sky

Purpose: To explore fabric manipulation and surface design to create the visual depth

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To simulate the visual depth of cloud texture, fabric was manipulated by ruching in a specific ratio of self and backing fabrics.

Swirl-shaped machine embroidery was added on the midriff panels to symbolize the wind.

Random assortments of silver and crystal bead strands were applied around the skirt hem area to characterize raindrops.

Front
Back
Hem Detail
Grid for ruching
Back of ruching process
Competed ruching
draped & constrcuted bust panels
postioning the straps
Midriff embroidery panels
Skirt ruching inside of hemline
Skirt ruching hemline
Skirt ruching inside of waist
Skirt ruching waist
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