A Dance collaboration with Marianna Varviani
Costume Designers Shelby Wilcox and Eva Zapata
Vest with pointed tails for Masaai
Made from a stable knit wool with purchased trim at neckline, center metal teeth zipper, and grosgrain ribbon facing in the armscye. Tails panel are highlighted by using the back of the wool as it was a lighter grey
On the right is an image of final costume, see Time to Dream in the design section for more production images.
Image of final costume, see Time to Dream in the design section for more production images.
Spine Hoodie
Hoodie with spine along the back. The coat is a stable knit grey wool with satin ribbon trim, the hood and collar has a wire running through a casing to make it posable. the spine was made from Worbla and then painted silver.
The spine was later removed due to group cohesion concerns.
Forming the segments from Worbla with some test painting.
Painted and ready for the fabric back panel made by Eva Zapata the co-designer.
All Layed out and ready to glue down.
Final segments ready to be glued with hot glue and then added to the coat.
Progress photos of the spine being sculpted to fit a removable back panel.
Segments made from Worbla with a tin foil base to conserve materials and remove weight
Above photos are process shots of the hoodies construction.
The hoodie was patterned off of a existing coat in Eva Zapata's closet. Then a hood was drafting onto the shawl collar.
Ribcages Prototypes
First Iteration with full ribcage. Did not fit well enough and looked blocky with the movement
On Dancer Oby
The second prototype on the dancer Miel
The second prototype on the dancer Miel
Molding the ribs on a dressform over the leotard
Painting the second prototype silver this time.
Above images are prototype ribcages attached to the leotard. This idea was later dropped to to time constraints.