I started looking at some work by Issey Miyake, Ernesto Neto etc for some inspiration. I really like Miyake's A poc (A Piece of Cloth) pieces where the entire outfit is cut out of, surprise surprise, one piece of cloth. This image is taken at the catwalk show for the apoc collection. It ties in nicely to the ideas I have for my blanket piece- connecting people together, linking their movements so that when they sit down/ stand/ lean against the corridor wall the others connected to the piece are forced to mirror one another.
I thought this pic below, was just really funny. Its a piece done by a student in Louisiana called Mary Hale. It's called Itinerant Home.
Getting the piece ready- lots of pinning and sewing.
After talking to Lucy, my tutor, I realised I would have to attach extra panels of fabric to allow my flatmates to sit and kneel whilst their heads and arms were in the suits. I cut right through the panels, up and around the head and arm holes and sewed more of the stretchy fabric in.
The door panels all sewn and ready
Laura's not a fan of having her photo taken, but I like this picture, she looks like a little caterpillar.
Final film
