IM BACK!.... I have very much missed my blog as i have been living out of a suitcase for most of August and have rarely had my laptop, camera, garments, sewing machine all in the same place at the same time.
However.... I have managed to squeeze in a posting for August! ;) Brownies for me!
So prepare for some Recycled loveliness and some performance, costume ideas and inspiration!
These two images are taken from http://bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/sites/culture/pages/fashionwaste
showing art creations made from recycled materials in swansea and sums up the feel of my summer project.
The new project title is recycling, re-using and all things ethical. I have spent many weeks researching how the fashion industry could be made more ethical. I have a great interest in this issue and focused my foundation dissertation looking at ways of recycling and re-using fabrics and materials. The fashion industry creates a huge amount of waste from left over after pattern cutting to surplus dyes and there is a big movement looking to change this.
Above is some work by Gary Harvey, the dress is made from a recycled bodice and old broadsheet newspapers. I particularly like this dress and its composition, it looks as if it is a piece of installation art.
For my project i am going to look at recycling different materials, not just fabrics but paper, plastics, card, metal, glass? Il keep you posted! - Hopefully
Secondly..... Florence and the machine...
I have happened to stumble upon a competition to design a stage costume for florence and the machine to wear on stage when she is touring in New York. I have literally just stumbled on this and I'm extremely excited! here are the first few images i looked at for inspiration. Any ideas please holla at me!
