Deconstruct Reconstruct Final Piece

Deconstruct Reconstruct Sketchbook work

Here are a few samples of my sketchbook work of my Deconstruct Reconstruct project.

The project was to take apart an object and reconstruct it into a Fashion, Costume or Textiles piece. I chose video tapes as they are part of the 'throw-away' industry so I felt they would be the perfect object to make into something new!

After lots of research I decided to design a costume for the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (one of the video tapes I had).

Primary Research

Primary Research

Primary Research

Primary Research - working with repetitive line

Secondary Research: History of Snow White
Costume Designer - Colleen Atwood

Experimenting on the mannequin

Costume illustrations

Photoshop Designs

Using Photoshop, I took my sample and a theatrical image and used them to design different costumes through photo editing.

Deconstruct Reconstruct

For this project I have decided to deconstruct and reconstruct a video tape into a costume for the Evil Queen from Snow White. I have decided to design and make a shoulder/collar piece to wear over a dress. The reason for this is because a large, dark collar would be good or stage as it would stand out. A large collar is often used for Halloween costumes such as Dracula which gives an evil atmosphere to the costume.
I have experimented with the video tape by pinning it on the mannequin for ideas.

Deconstruct Reconstruct

In groups of 3-4, we were given a man's shirt and told to take it apart and reconstruct it into something modern in approximately 1 hour. My group and I felt it was important not to overdo it as the material was already striped so lots of decoration would give too much for the eye to look at and may look tacky.