Paper Fashion

By using the ideas I had on the previous day I designed a necklace made up of cut up cubes. On each face of the cube was a different material. One side was plain white, another was tin foil and another side was covered with a photocopy of one of Paul Virilio's bunker photos. This made the necklace appear more interesting, especially the reflective side. Below are some sketches I made of my designs, based on the developments I made in the previous day, making 3D designs onto magazine pages. Eventually I decided to make an accessory instead of a dress as it seemed more practical and more durable. In the above picture, we can see the method in which I made the triangles. Firstly I made a net of a cube, and then cut out squares of the photocopies and squares of the tin foil. The cubes I made varied between 6cm, 10cm and 3cm, therefore the size of the squares I cut for the faces varied. Each cube needed two squares of each, I then glued the squares onto the faces of the cube, and then cut the cubes into 4 different triangular piece using a small pair of scissors.

Once I finished making each of the cubes and cutting them out, I pinned them onto the mannequin in place. Then I stapled each of the triangles together and removed the pins. I then used ideas from the previous day like the string which made the piece more structural and held it in place. I made a choker out of the string and attached the corners of the triangles to the choker so it would be held in place better. I also made a string belt and attached the triangles from the back to it so it became even more secure. 

Here is a picture of the necklace when it is finished, on the mannequin. I wanted it to be oversized so one could almost wear it as a top. Here are also some modelling pictures of the model wearing them in different parts of the building with different lighting. When standing by the window, the tin foil faces reflect the light, making the necklace appear more modern and interesting. 

The necklace reflects the original picture I was working from as it is very structural, and by using string I was able to make the whole necklace stay in place. Similarly to this, the bunker pictures used rope and reinforced steel to hold up the buildings and to make them twice as strong so they were able to withhold shooting during the war. Therefore I feel my necklace is reminiscent of this as it is very durable and didn't break throughout the day when the model was wearing it. Although is this product was manufactured, I would make the string a lot stronger.

By editing these pictures into black and white, we are able to concentrate on the tonal appearance of the necklace is normal light, and we are able to tell which side is tin foil and it is reflective, and we are able to see the black and white photocopies of the bunker photography on some of the faces of the triangles.