Fashioned from NatureThis exhibition examines the history and evolution of fashion. Investigating the usage of materials in the 1600s to present day, and looking at the different themes that present fashion designers explore. Materials used from the 1600Silk - Made usually for member of British social/ political elite - attend royal events -> Lustrous, strong, light, warm and gentle on skin Cotton - Soft, comfortable, light-weighted - Dyes used to print cotton caused water pollution -> The growing scale of clothing industry and increasing dependence on chemicals and on coal for energy contributed to high levels of air, water and waste pollution Animal fur/ Bones - Using whalebone and cane -> Baleen: upper jaw of baleen whales --> strong, light, flexible and pliable when heated ---> Used as stretchers that join umbrella's canopy to its handle, also used as hooped petticoats/bonnets - Fur -> Originally used for cold weathers -> Made usually for upper classes -> Made for hats, coats Spun Glass - Creates a soft, fine flexible thread -> Breaks only when strong pressure is applied to it - Costs less than silk - Its colours do not fade, or tarnish, it's not susceptible to moth, rust or mould - Ethical alternatives to real feathers Themes in fashionSustainability Calvin Klein, MET Gala, 2016, Bustier, trousers and train -> Processing plastic bottles into yarn, could be worn in multiple ways Edson Kaupp, 'Suitcase' shoulder bag -> Focuses on 'Recycling' -> Incorporates a jacket's sleeve, pocket flaps, pockets and sections of its body -> Straps made from recycled seat belt -> Most of the jackets are supplied y Oxfam Imagining Nature Jean Paul Gaultier, 1991, 'Russia Collection', Evening Gown - 'Leopard skin' draped over the front of the evening gown crafted entirely with beads -> Designed to simulate the animal's distinctive rosette-patterned fur - Position of skin and leopard's head emphasises the female's form, clinging to it in an ambiguous embrace Katsuya Kambo, 2016, Headdress - Dramatic headpieces made from natural and man-made materials - Created a crown that transforms rose branches into man-made form using paper, steel wire, cotton yarn Alexander Mcqueen, 2010, Dress - Plato's Atlantis imagined world of climate change -> Melting icecaps, submerged lands and humans evolving to live underwater - Complex digital prints of amphibious skins - Ecological awareness being made Protest Katherine Hamnett, 1989, 'Clean Up or Die' mens ensemble
- Uses fashion to broadcast political views - Draws attention to impact of cotton industry -> The pollutions that cotton dyes create -> The human labouring in cotton industry - Directly targeting the fashion world
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Artist StatementOne’s clothing can reflect their character and mood. In particular, changes in their style of clothes and choice of colour correlates to changes in their relationship with closed and loved ones. Archives
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