For my creative work I wanted to incorporate my skills and passion, whilst still addressing the subject. Fashion is where my design mind really thrives, and so I chose to base my work around an item of clothing. A bra was an ideal garment to make because the round form relates back to my project and the structure means it was easy to work with. I used sew-in to create a coral reef replica onto the bra front. My initial thoughts on this was to paint or dye the fabric with vibrant colours to represent a lively reef, but I reconsidered this and took a different approach because that wouldn't be showing the global problem. I decided to leave the sew-in white because that is the colour the coral tissue turns once the algae leaves it. I wanted to draw attention to the blandness of it and make people imagine just how beautiful it would be if the coral was an array of colours. The point of this was to reference what is happening in the water now, and how many young people have seen white reefs, whereas generations before them saw the same coral in an abundance of colour. I also used various techniques of cutting and folding to create a range of shapes and coral forms, then used hot glue to attach them together and keep them in place on the bra. I enjoyed this project so much, and for me it was a challenge to balance my design eye with the projects intention. I am really happy with the final garment and believe it portrays the loss of biodiversity, whilst still being a captivatingly intricate piece of art. If I was to do this project again I would extend the 'coral' further over the torso and up the shoulder so that it gives the impression of growth, but my reasoning for not doing this was a lack of time so I am very happy with my outcome all the same.
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| Right Side View |
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| Right Side Close Up |
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| Left Side Close Up |
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| Left Side View |
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