Creative Design: Undergraduate

Mother

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Abstract

The purpose of Mother was to exemplify the memory of the designer's deceased mother and characteristics of traditional Japanese dress. Engineered prints, digitally printed fabric, beading, and embroidery bridge innovation and tradition in a kimono-esque, avant-garde ensemble. A black ground was utilized, as it is the color of formal Japanese mofuku, or mourning clothing, and blue, reds, and whites exemplified the depicted artifacts belonging to the designer's mother. Mother was draped as a variant of a long, basic skirt and sleeveless bodice. The ensemble drew stylistic elements from the Japanese kimono by reiterating an overlapping center front and wide fold-over collar, and displaying layered shoulder panels. The layering was guided by the importance of layered, colored panels in the Heian era of Japan. The bodice and skirt patterns were then digitized and exported to Lectra Modaris software to modify the patterns, and later digitally printed on the polyester sateen. 

Keywords: hand crafts, Modaris Patternmaking, engineered print, Digital printing

How to Cite:

Luu, S. & Zhang, L., (2020) “Mother”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 77(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.11944