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Biopic Project
Date
2023
Project description
A second year university project, this brief was to design a wardrobe for a figure from history, redesigning five outfits worn by them with the conception of an original one.
My person was Elsa Schiaparelli, the surrealist fashion designer. For construction, I chose to make my own design. Featuring a long wool cape, a Patterns of Performance pattern (that was a Schiaparelli dress) the main element of this design is the lobster.
Lobsters and beading are repeated motifs throughout Schiaparelli's work, so combining it into a 3D element felt apt. The shape is made from thermoplastic, wrapped in jersey with thousands of beads stitched in by hand. The beading took over 60 hours.
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