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Friday, February 18, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Project - Origami Corsets
An afternoon of Origami Corset making.....
While zooming around the internet I found some instructions for making the cutest Origami Corsets, since it was a relatively easy make I later decided to teach my daughter (who's 8), we take on projects together semi regularly (our last project, which involved the entire family was plaster mask painting). Anyway since she is fascinated with my corset/costume making ventures it interested her immediately - so we set to work.......
Onto the Origami Corsets:-
Want to have a go?? Read on....
**I'm going to store this under tutorial, for easy reference - however please note I did not come up with the idea and am not posting the making details here, instead linking to the original source for the instructions, which are self explanatory :-
http://www.thekhans.me.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6775
You can also purchase gorgeous ready made 'Origami Corset' gift cards here:-
http://www.etsy.com/shop/VoodooDollDesigns
While zooming around the internet I found some instructions for making the cutest Origami Corsets, since it was a relatively easy make I later decided to teach my daughter (who's 8), we take on projects together semi regularly (our last project, which involved the entire family was plaster mask painting). Anyway since she is fascinated with my corset/costume making ventures it interested her immediately - so we set to work.......
Onto the Origami Corsets:-
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| Basic Style - Front |
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| Mini Size!! |
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| Back Style |
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| Art Nouveau Print |
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| Venus Fly Trap Print - Front |
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| Venus Fly Trap Print - Back |
We made them from big to small, out of origami paper, magazine pages, Christmas paper and even note pads. Some we left plain, others we embellished, but most importantly we discovered the easiest way for my daughter to make her own corsets!!
Want to have a go?? Read on....
**I'm going to store this under tutorial, for easy reference - however please note I did not come up with the idea and am not posting the making details here, instead linking to the original source for the instructions, which are self explanatory :-
http://www.thekhans.me.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6775
You can also purchase gorgeous ready made 'Origami Corset' gift cards here:-
http://www.etsy.com/shop/VoodooDollDesigns
Friday, February 4, 2011
Going Wild
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Fashion Untamed.....a review of sorts!
I have collected a number of books from Amazon of the fashion/costume variety over the last few years. So it's time to do some blog reviews on these or at least share some of my favorite images, inspiration, and if valid relate it to my own design journey or aspirations for the future.
The desire to get this book would seem obvious to people who know me well......for those that don't, try:- obsessed with reptilian prints/skins, feathers and leather and that would be a good starting point:-
WILD FASHION UNTAMED
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Generally speaking I'm a visual person and if a fashion or costume book contains enough interesting images I pretty easily pleased. But I do also have a very analytical side, so I am fascinated with the psychology behind both behavior and design as an expression of deeper meaning. As it turns out this book fits both of those criteria. That means Yay!! I have actually taken to reading this one instead of just turning the page to see the images.
MAN - EATER aka Femme Fatale
This is actually the last section of the book, but I start here because I enjoyed the reading material and loved the collection of images.
'The hyperbolic avian headdress was a prominent accessory of the Victorian and Edwardian beauty. The exploitative rage for exotic plumage, single feathers, and full carcasses, which began in the mid-nineteenth century, was responsible for the extinction of several bird species. Excessive, extravagant plumage is therefore an especially apt metaphor for the femme fatale as a threatening predator with ravenous material desires.....'
MAN - EATER aka Femme Fatale
This is actually the last section of the book, but I start here because I enjoyed the reading material and loved the collection of images.
Of course this section had to contain a few Thierry Mugler pieces.....he's a bit of a pioneer in femme fatale in recent times after all (yes, I love his work).
'Begining in the 1980s Mugler imprinted leather with the marking of insects, serpents, and other beasts, creating iconic representations of vampish femininity in garments that are physically constraining yet visually empowering and intimidating.'
Snake Goddess
Jean Paul Gaultier
Medusa
Caravaggio
Some of the other sections
CALL OF THE WILD
Huntress
Jean Paul Gaultier
THE LION'S SHARE
BIRDS OF PARADISE
Headress
Bob Mackie
TIGRESS
'Produced during the period of first wave feminism, the 1901 fashion plate depicts a women whose corseted pouter-pigeon shape is sartorially overlaid with the markings of the spotted cat......'
*In regards to my own designs I can definitely see why the use of reptile prints, feathers and leather are such an attractive and repetitive feature in my work. Not only imparting my appreciation of the Goddess, Femme Fatale, and Warrior Archetypes but also giving me a physical form with which I can share and empower others.
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