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Initial Concept My initial concept was to create a costume based on a quote from the Grimm Fairytale’s book “Golden Bird.” “A certain king had a beautiful garden, and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden apples.”
Bloom Major Project
Rebecca Wilson
I decided to play on the word the “bore” as this idea of revealing and movement, which is something I want to have within my costume. The title “Bloom” is based on the idea of having moving flowers throughout the design. This links back to the original quote as it is revealing something much like the “tree” (flowers) “bore” (reveal) golden apples.
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Drawing Development As part of the development stages in my project I created sketches playing on different shapes and forms.
I then decided to focus on this design and develop it further.
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Paper Modelling
For further development I experimented with different ways of making things move. I started by looking into simple paper modelling which led into kinetic origami.
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Flower Experimentation Following the paper modelling I created simple paper flowers which were controlled by a servo motor and arduino and string.
Lights I started playing with making my own LED string lights which will wrap around the skirt of my dress.
however due to the the rotation of the servo the string was unable to open and close the flower so I will experiment with a bigger circumference which will allow the servo to spin creating more tension in the strings.
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Dressmaking
Taking from the sketch I originally done I started to make it. After starting to make what would be my final desgin I felt it was to highstreet and wedding dress rather than costume.
So I decided to go back to the sketchbook and try to re-design the costume to make it more mechanical and ellobrate.
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Current & Finalised Design Using mini mannequins I created various costume paper/ plastic costumes to determine for definite which would work best as a finalised piece.
Fabric going off to the side it will have a wired underskirt allowing to create this volume effect, also the lights will wrap around the cage.The geometric shapes flowing down will represent this idea of petals. On the back will be my mechanical flowers which will be the reveal. They will moving using the disc that will be connected to a servo(s) on the back of the dress creating this wind-up doll idea.