Mother Earth
This concept is called Mother Earth. The dress we create will be a dress that “mother Earth” would wear.
The meaning behind this design is about being eco friendly and being kind to your environment and the other creatures that you share this planet with. The concept doesn’t focus on one way to be eco friendly is it a focus on all the ways to respect the planet and keep it livable.
We will try to use to the best of our ability eco-friendly and recycled materials. The main structure of the dress will be made of muslin and the outer part of the dress will be made from eco-friendly and recycled products.
For the process we will use stencils with screen print ink on the sash that will read “ Respect your Mother”. The dress will be made out of cut outs of leaves for the bodice that will be glued or stitched on and the skirt of the dress will have hand made roses attached most likely with hand sewing. We will also be making 1 or 2 child's dresses to show that "she" is a mother.
The inspiration comes from the city of Portland’s love for being eco-friendly. Since mother earth is not a real person we wanted the dress to have an ethereal quality.
We will be putting the text on the sash of the dress. That should tie our message together with the design of the dress. And the dress will have a back zipper and be soft enough to take on and off.
visual verse
The Story
You’re down. Had a bad day, basically a debbie downer. You get into your car/room and turn on some music that will fit this mood oh so perfectly. This song knows you. Takes your thoughts and turns it into verses. It brings you up and out of your gloom. You might still cry or curse. But this song helped you clear your head and get on with the rest of the day.
Many people can relate to using music as a form of relief from stress. The inspiration is music and how it can change a person’s mood and actions. That is what we’re portraying in this dress.
The size of the garment will be a floor length dress with a small train in the back to act as if you're letting go of the negative words. The dress will be made of latex. The words will be spray painted or hand painted with the musical pattern.
I really Like your Mother Earth concept. I think its a great way to encourage people to be more eco-friendly without shoving it in their face. Using mother earth to portray the environment is a nice and somewhat subtle way to say be nice to our environment and mother nature. Respect your mother is a great saying to put on your garment. What recycled materials will you be using? - LeAna Leo
ReplyDeleteThanks LeAna! I have no idea what materials we will use yet. We will probably check out goodwill for some things to tear apart.-lacey
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ReplyDeleteI think that the mother earth thing is an interesting idea. For a while I was thinking of doing an Adam & Eve concept. Instead of doing something that's fabric that looks like leafs you should try doing something with fake leaves. They would look realistic from the runway.
I think the idea of making a dress based off how music makes you feel is a great idea. It is something that everyone can relate to and I cant wait to see what to see the progress of this dress!I think using latex and paint is going to be a very interesting combination. :)
ReplyDeleteKatie Pederson