I screen, you screen, we all screen for fashion
“Window screening and netting were used to embellished this upcycled skirt and create a free form wrap cape, whose shape was determined by a discarded hat brim. The headpiece is wired window screen (wires reclaimed from that earlier ribbon wrap dress!)”
Above is the commentary read while this garment walked the runway. I was given the base skirt by a friend who wanted to see what I could do with it. The black mesh layers were intriguing and called out for even more. I had a few rolls of window screening mesh lying around the studio so I cut out leaf shapes and each one hands down on a long thread so they flutter when walking. Perhaps 80 of them encircle the skirt on the lower portion. A large wrap around cape is comprised of many yards of gathered screening stitched to the deconstructed brim of a straw hat which had its own memory and determined how the cape ultimately fit around the body. The head piece is also gathered screening and salvaged ribbon wire. A model must wear a neutral body suit under this garment because of the sheerness and roughness of the textiles.
Pictured here worn by local artist Heather Bullach and the designer Judi Krew
2018
Above is the commentary read while this garment walked the runway. I was given the base skirt by a friend who wanted to see what I could do with it. The black mesh layers were intriguing and called out for even more. I had a few rolls of window screening mesh lying around the studio so I cut out leaf shapes and each one hands down on a long thread so they flutter when walking. Perhaps 80 of them encircle the skirt on the lower portion. A large wrap around cape is comprised of many yards of gathered screening stitched to the deconstructed brim of a straw hat which had its own memory and determined how the cape ultimately fit around the body. The head piece is also gathered screening and salvaged ribbon wire. A model must wear a neutral body suit under this garment because of the sheerness and roughness of the textiles.
Pictured here worn by local artist Heather Bullach and the designer Judi Krew
2018