The fashion design project- urban camouflage

The major task- taking inspiration from a place and using that inspiration to create an urban camouflage- a dress which depicts that setting.

There were so many places that seemed so very interesting, but, the prominent one was the elevator in the Parsons building- not only because of its geometry, but also for the patterns on its walls-and the splashes of bright red in the grey-scaled surroundings in the form of emergency buttons!

Taking the spirit of the elevator into an outfit didn't seem like an easy task- but after brainstorming, it felt as if Jenny and me were on the right track. Though we didn't have a conclusion planned, the journey to the final product was wonderful. Here are parts of it:

1. The elevator's pattern that was very intriguing- the patterns- which then led to origami, which formed the basis of the dress.

Reaching the origami conclusion was a very 'in the moment' decision- after thinking about contrasting the hardness of the metal by using paper, but at the same time, incorporating the geometry and pattern which the elevator was composed of.

2. Some of the original sketches- where I was trying to begin with an end in mind. But soon after, with guidance, I realized that it's better to take on the journey as it comes, without planning the destination in mind.

3. So we started to build the dress from one idea that connected the outfit to the elevator- origami. This picture is a later stage of the dress- when it had started to take shape.

Thus, not having a planned end let there be scope for ideas to burst and to let the dress just  g r o w.