Glue and Cloth: Fashion Research

I decided to do some fashion research on the Glue and Cloth: Mannequin Experiments we did to see how the process could be taken further in fashion

This image below by Nick Knight really reminds me of the Lions Mane Jellyfish I looked at because of the way the fabric shrouds and wraps around the model in various layers that have been gathered, pleated and scrunched up

Lily Donaldson, British Vogue, Nick Knight 2008

This hat almost completely resembles what we have been doing with the tights in the way that the structure seems to hold itself up without any visible help; the same as how the glue keeps the tights structure without being immediately visible

Basso & Brooke A/W 2007

Dior RTW S/S 2010

The garment below by Alexander McQueen really resembles how the tights looked when stretched over the chair and I really like how the models figure has been exaggerated and distorted by the rigid structure of the garments

Alexander McQueen S/S 2007

Alexander McQueen S/S 2008