MOVEMENT - the wearer and the garment

"Today, it is common understanding that one of the fundamentals of dressmaking lies in the relationship between the human body and the fabric itself"

Issey Miyake, Foreword, Madeline Vionnet; pg 13

A harmony should be developed between the wearer and garment, a relationship formed

There should be no conflict between garment or wearer 

The harmony that is developed between the wearer and the garment is connected to the notion of "REVEAL & CONCEAL" 

This movie illustrates how the fabric shifts over the surfaces of the female body and in doing this certain parts of the body become REVEALED and then CONCEALED. The placements of the tucks on this garment are predominantly at the front, this is intended to place most of the drape down the CF as to conceal the pubic area and gently reveal the breasts at either side of the drape. The video visually demonstrates the idea. However I do apologise for the poor lighting that at times hinders your ability to see the garment and wearers body.  

R E V E A L   &    C  O N C E A L 





2nd DRAPED DRESS

This is the second video I made. This video is of me walking in my second draped dress, constructed in a looser way with two arm holes as apposed to my last dress consisting of one arm hole and another strap. Because there is three meters of fabric in this dress the weight of the drape causes a lot of bounce and through this bounce more revealing is created as apposed to concealing. Overall the dress did not interact with the body in a way that suits my practice and body of work.