The Start of Unit X

For my Unit X project, I want to develop my previous work based on entrapment, and physically restricting fashion. So for this project, I shall be focusing on trapping the body, specifically distorting and confining the skin. My final outcome for this project will be a series of high-end fabrics for womenswear, specifically designed for fashion followers.

I began my research by looking at the colour, textures and movement of skin which reminded me of qualities that can be found in fabrics. I then sourced fabrics that possessed these similar qualities, and photographed elements of the body trapped beneath them.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/images/images_2/erica/483/wow01.jpg

'Bloom Skin'

Visual designers WOW wave installation for Issey Miyake SS12 collection

 

http://www.blueskygallery.org/exhibition/june-yong-lee/#1

June Yong Lee Artist

"Torso Series"

 

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Vadim Stein 

Photographer

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Gareth Pugh AW14 

Trapped, Covered, Stretched

Exploring the features of skin has given me ideas for colour and yarns I can begin to sample with. The focus of my initial samples is to translate skin like qualities into them, and experiment with materials that aren't conventionally used in knit. The word 'trapped' relates a lot to my initial photographs, and I want that to come across in my samples by trapping materials and yarns in my samples.