Process
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Development
Maya Gown
process includes: Sketching, designing, sourcing fabrics, pattern drafting underbust corset, creating a coutil and calico toile, performing fittings, adjusting patterns and garments from fittings, sewing a two layered coutil and satin, spiral steel and acrylic boned corset, chord piping hem, lace trimming and hand sewed beaded lace appliques, draping on stand for lace capulet, creative pattern drafting lace capulet, sewing beaded lace capulet, pattern drafting 3/4 of a circle skirt and hand stitching beaded lace appliques.
Pretty Girl
Process includes: conceptualising, mood-boarding, sketching, designing, sourcing fabrics (lycra, silver metallic lycra, silver metallic poly, poly organza) and materials, pattern drafting, perform fittings and adjust garments and patterns from fittings, dying lycra to match skin tone, sew stretch bodysuit out of skin toned lycra, sewing breast cups, creating 2D mannequin to work on stretch bodysuit, drafting the appliques pieces, using adhesive spray to pin stretch lycra and organza appliques, hand tac and then sew them onto the bodice, glue each glass tile individually with small gaps between them to allow movement, repeat process for sleeves, create water droplet designs on blender, laser cut them on cork, prematurely release acrylic sheet onto cork mould to create rounded bulbous shapes, laser cut same shapes out of reflective acrylic, lightly spray paint the inside of water droplets to give metallic liquid appearance, glue decorations onto bodice and sleeves, create the arm and leg flares by creating tiered circles with metallic poly and poly organza, decorated with glass tiles, 3D print the mechatronic platform, vacuum form half orb for disco ball, attach to mechatronic attachment, insert mechatronic to the platform and attach disco ball attachment, attach magnets to the platform, repeat process for the belt but instead of magnets, attach with a chain, create half discoballs with foam and glass tiles for the belt, hand sew silver chord to all seams for finishing, hand sew miniature disco balls for the back cutout.
All Eyes on Me
Process includes: Conceptualising, sketching, designing, sewing spandex shorts with hip pads pockets, cutting and shaving hip paads, pattern drafting corset with hip pads adjustment, performing fittings and adjusting patterns and garments from fittings, sewing faux leather corset, creating lip moulds from cardboard, foam and clay, steam moulding leather onto lip moluds, filling moulds with stuffing, backing with cardboard and cotton and sewing the outline with leather sewing machine, hand sewing hooks and eyes onto lips and corset, sewing puff sleeves by cutting faux leather panels, gathering them with elastic on top and bottom, creating earrings by attaching two hoola hoops, binding them with white tape, sewing stretched and pleated chiffon between hoola hoops, attaching them to sleeves, prototyping the eyes, vaccum forming half orbs, laser cutting and sanding corck plaform for mechatronic, wiring mechatronic and attaching them to platform and orb, vacuuum forming foam lids, attaching lid to copper wire, attaching copper wire to mechatronic attachemnt, inserting through hole in the orb connecting to the mechatronic, laser cutting foam lashes, heat moulding lashes to bend, painting the eyes, attaching velcro to corset and eyes to bind them.
Dolly Rocket
Process Includes (Collaboratively made): conceptualising, designing, sourcing fabrics, pattern cutting and draping on the stand, creating toiles, performing fittings and adjusting patterns, drapes and garments from fittings, drafting corset and bra pattern from existing bra, sewing corset, and bra cover, embellishing corset and bra, sewing satin dress base, inserting godets to dress base, sewing chiffon draped top dress, sewing velvet and silk taffeta tailored jacket, sewing bow for jacket, creating corded feathers from chiffon and poly strips, attaching feathers to dress, spot welding headpiece, binding headpiece, embellishing headpiece
Prospero
Process includes: conceptualising, designing, sourcing fabrics and materials, performing fittings and adjusting the pattern and garment from fittings, pattern drafting cutout bodice, sewing, lining and boning the bodice, creating a custom hoop skirt, sewing circle skirt with asymmetrical chords going vertically and horizontally, applying crackle base, paste and top coat onto skirt, gathering skirt on top of hoopskirt, spot welding asymmetrical cage on wheels, binding and spray painting the cage, draping jacket on model using foam, creating pattern from draping, cutting faux lather topers jacket and pieces, attaching using leather glue, inserting magnets to connect each piece, creating faux leather straps.
Night Circus
Process Includes (made collaboratively): Conceptualising, designing, sourcing, pattern drafting jacket and skirt using lobster tail crinoline, draping asymmetrical buslte, dying green fabric, neutralising calico with blue to create light gray colour, dip-dyeing strips for bustle, dying calico black, applying tape strips to paint white strips onto black fabric, ironing interfacing for strips, hand stitching strips onto bustle, tying poly organza to marbles and steaming to crwate bubbled effect, sewing the bodice and skirt, attaching organza decorations to skirt and sleeves, draping neckline on model, creating pleated strips, painting strips on neckline, draping front bustle using leftover stripped and grey fabric, crocheting fingerless gloves with hidden confetti pockets.
La Traviatta
Process includes: Conceptualising, designing, sourcing fabrics, pattern drafting stretch bodysuit, draping on stand for ideas, draping on half scale for pattern making, creating print for fabric, isolating each layer on adobe, creating silk screens for each layers, printing on fabric each layer to create warped plaid effect, lining fabric with toule for volume, suing strips to gather skirt, sewing leotard out of lycra and placing cutouts, drafting corset on mannequin, corset pattern from draping, sewing corset out of cotton and organza, draping hip decorations with cardboard, creating pattern, making decoration out of faux leather.
Hal's Moving Castle
Process Includes: conceptualising, designing, sourcing materials, pattern drafting corset, sewing corset from satin-backed coutil, sewing custom open front thigh long crinoline, creating top skirt from used satin bridesmaid dress, gathering at points, crocheting shawl using varying stitches, bedazzling tights, creating gloves, shorts and leg warmers out of old leggings and dress
Sustainable Hate
Process includes: Conceptualising, designing, using zero waste shirt pattern, dying fabric with coffee and tea bags, creating silk screen using scrpture from the Torah, silk screen printing using varying strengths to create a textured authentic look, sewing the shirt using french seams on all stitches, using acrylic paint, bubble wrap and liquid latex to create burned skin effect, using fabric paint to create back strips, using tweezers, sand papers and fork to create distressed effect on bottom of shirt
