With this collaborative project with Danni Gomez, we wanted to explore the future of fashion and imagine how clothes would be adapted to fit the future climate, government and society. When touring the exhibit “Items: Is Fashion Modern?” at the Museum of Modern Art, I was fascinated by the stark contrast between the old and new. Many of the clothing items were modern and relevant such as the basic blue jeans or the simple white crew neck t-shirt. They were then adapted into a future “prototype” that shed light on how artists view the future.
We took inspiration from the fur coat, down jacket, tracksuit, trench coat prototypes and bodysuits. We then adapted those elements into our final look.
Visit to the MoMA:
Concept Sketches:
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- word map and initial doodles
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- reference page / mood board
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- Shoulder sketches by Danni Gomez
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- Shoulder sketches by Danni Gomez
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- Shoulder sketches by Danni Gomez
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- Sketches by Zachary Fernandez
Shoulder iterations:
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- Cardboard shoulder iteration: Side view
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- Cardboard shoulder iteration: Inside
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- Cardboard shoulder iteration: Top view
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- Sketchup 3D model of shoulder pad:
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- 3D printed shoulder iteration: Side view
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- 3D printed shoulder iteration: Bottom view
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- 3D printed shoulder iteration: Top view
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- Shoulder plaster iteration 1
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- Shoulder plaster iteration 2: on dress form
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- Mesh shoulder Iteration
Bodice Iterations:
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- Plaster bodice iteration 1: Front and back view
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- Plaster bodice iteration 2: front view
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- Plaster bodice iteration 2: Process photo
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- Plastic vacuum forming: Attempt 1
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- Plastic vacuum forming: Attempt 2
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- Plastic vacuum forming: Attempt 1, 2 & 3
Jacket Iterations:
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- Paper jacket pattern (revised numerous times)
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- Paper sleeve pattern
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- Draped Muslin flat
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- Muslin Mock up
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- Experimentation with zip ties in sketchbook
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- half of the jacket
Bottom Iterations: (Pants, boots, skirt)
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- muslin mock up (one leg)
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- “Pantaboots” paper pattern
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- Skirt mock up out of clear vinyl
Behind the scenes of the photoshoot:
Final:
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- Final
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- Model: Meilun Yan
