Wearable Art...

My inspiration...

 

Vanessa Beecroft:

As soon as i saw these images in Wallpaper Magazine  i loved them, and i based my project pretty much based around this idea. It opened my eyes up to fashion and knitwear being used for different reasons. Ideally i want to make a piece of 'wearable art'. For this brief i'm really interested in collaborating with another student, perhaps a photographer to do an interesting photoshoot, as i see my final piece, not so much being a wearable fashion item, but more an item of clothing for an instillation.

Colour...

Samples...

I really like the above sample, the picture doesn't do it justice but it's a mix of a white wool yarn and plastic mono filament wire, it's is stiff and structured, very unlike any traditional knitted fabric. The wire is difficult to knit with but i think it could make a really interesting garment, because of the square shape it keeps.

I have thought about using a very delicate lacey fabric, like the above and making the shape i want with a metal wire frame, soldered together, with the help of a 3D student.

This is the sample i am going to take further and develop. The yarns are a mix between wool, very fine viscose and plastic wire. The mix of yarns create a really interesting drape and structure to the fabric. Parts fold and curl and then some parts are stiff and rigid. It makes the fabric more 3D, just what i wanted. As well as this the technique used makes the shape uneven, parts jut out and some parts go in. I am going to develop it further to see how i can make it into a garment.