Lego Clothes (working title)
Keywords:
modular clothes, transformation of the clothing, creativity of the wearer, playfulness, interactivity, experimentation with forms and textiles.
Inspirations:
-Anne Galloway's talk on Scars and Seams
-Galya Rosenfeld, Object Un Dress
-Fascination with form of fabric and clothing
Vivienne Westwood
-Lego
Aspirations:
People will have different pieces, and will experiment with different ways of putting them together, to create a different garment each time. When they don't feel like wearing the pieces as a skirt anymore, they can turn them into a shirt, or even just an accessory (e.g. handbag). People might also trade pieces with their friends.
Concerns:
I thought I wanted to have the zippers blend in with the color of the fabric, but after seeing this photo I think it might be interesting to have the zippers stand out more, like piping. This makes more sense to me because it's really what the project is about, so why try to hide it?
I am considering also using snaps as a platform to allow the wearer to slightly modify the shape of each piece, to achieve a better fit.
Similar projects (not directly related)
-Pell Overton - Walldrobe/Wearpaper
Flat pieces of leather, pre-cut with a laser-cutter and outfitted with snaps so that they can snap to eachother and take form as clothes, or snap onto the wall and become part of the wallpaper.
(under research: Walldrobe/Wearpaper)
-Issey Miyake, A-POC
-Final Home
-Sandra Garatt Modular Collection
modular clothes, but not really in the same sense that I am thinking about.
-Galya Rosenfeld, Modular Clothing
