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“what garment colours go with which complexion and at what age one must stop wearing V-necks and start round-necked clothes.” “If I had to choose something to wear I think it would be trousers, as a lesbian.” “I mean I saw a woman in a [gay bar] that had an Adidas top on, and it […]
October 30, 2012
Front Back The wrap dress was a fun garment to make and the first one we made on the bias. It is not one of my favorites however, I enjoyed making a dress that can fit multiple sizes!
October 24, 2012
Stella!!!!!! & Stanley from A Streetcar Named Desire Poision Ivy & Bane Fear When first reading the words “Femme Fatale” the first thing that triggered in my head was “one of Britney Spears’ albums!” Maybe not the best example of femme fatal, however still a very current world known superstar. I have seen the phrase used on occasion […]
October 23, 2012
Front Back The dress was fun to make! I like that we were able to make both and put them together. I was also happy we had more time to work on our project!
October 23, 2012
Girls Being Force Fed for Marriage Barney’s 2012 Holiday Campaign 1950’s 1960’s Women have always had high standards based on dress and their look throughout history. In different regions all over the world “beauty” is defined differently. Such as in Africa when women go to a fat farm to literally gain as much weight as possible […]
October 18, 2012
“Physique of the ancient Greek athlete provided a fitting template for the production of a rationalized modern wardrobe.” “Later pattern cutting systems abandoned a striving for the ideal in preference for the closer study of anatomy and geometry.” “There are men, and plenty of them, who change their clothes twice as often.” Most people when […]
October 16, 2012
Cutting out muslin. Folding the pleats before sewing them all together. Front Back The Pegged Skirt was really difficult for me to figure out. This was the hardest pattern to draft and complete for me personally thus far. I had trouble with some of the measurements and the fanning on […]
October 15, 2012
“It was used as a public means of self-advertisement for the powerful members of English society and since remained the main source for the study of the costume of the period.” “It demanded skill, agility and self-control, usually expected of actors, so as not to display the strain it caused the body, but rather to […]
October 11, 2012
Front Back The Dolman was challenging at first but I was able to complete it. I had issues with some measurements but was able to fix it pretty quickly. I like how easy it was once I got started.
October 11, 2012
“As a new demand for privacy progressively isolated people from each other, the use of, among other things, a mask could offer a way out of this self-imposed isolation and inhibition.” “These “masks” in a sense run counter to modern expectations about what a mask is there for: their purpose is not to protect and […]
Natasha Reyes 
October 30, 2012
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