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.