Fashion Revolution Day is here!!!!!!!!!!!! #INSIDEOUT @Fash_Rev

Today marks a pretty sombre day in Fashion's history, we remember those that died so you can all look fabulous, ' Who made your clothes?' yeah actually do you know how many hands have touched that garment before it ended up on your back, no-one really does!!!! Today we ask for that to change as it's Fashion Revolution Day and together we can use the power of fashion to catalyse change and reconnect the broken links in the supply chain.

Wear your clothes inside-out to help start the beginning of an industry-wide transformation towards a more sustainable future.

Show us your inside out clothes on Instagram by tagging it @Fash_Rev and #InsideOut

We have an event happening at our atelier tonight, come and get #InsideOut with us from 6-9pm Trident House, 40 Jetty St, Dunedin, NZ.

https://www.facebook.com/events/545185015601656

We are collecting donations in return for polaroids to go to the Rana Plaza Disaster Fund

http://www.ranaplaza-arrangement.org/fund

Our flags will be at half mast in rememberance of those who passed one year ago today.

Also I am in the process of collecting labels from garments for a little project so if you wanted to leave your label behind I would most appreciate it!!!!! 

Looking forward to seeing you #InsideOut tonight Dunedin. Come get amongst!!!!!

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iD XV environmentally!!!!

Wow it's over and I am now rested but not yet recovered as life is now moving at FAST PACE go GO GO!!!!!!!!

It's really strange to be part of such a large fashion event when your moral and ethical standing is somewhat different from those that surround you!!!! I believe it's time for change and the systemic values that underwrite this profession need to be examined and transpired into an ethically sustainable version.

I am still awaiting my photos to arrive, It's like a test of the postal system every time someone sends something as no one seems capable of finding my address. I am kinda in an awkward place under the bridge and all but still ace, got some excellent grafitti over the weekend Gyftd apparently likes pink and my building!!!! yus!!! PLUS I am on the corner.

https://www.google.co.nz/maps/place/88+Vogel+St/@-45.8798316,170.5027944,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0xa82eac0fdd93d8ad:0xa4294d173d72a9eb

haha just googled my building and it has both addresses so there postal cant find my building!!!!!!

anyway I digress, from an environmental perspective iD certainly isn't winning any awards but it does understand the need to minimise waste which is a start in itself. From the Cooke Howlison sponsored fleet to the goody bag's on the seats it was kept tidy and under control, as iD is always a professionally run event. I commend the iD committee for their organisation and well run affair, they certainly know there way around a Fashion Week or XV.

I however still hold a more personal view that we need to create more transparency in our fashion system so that we can sustain a fashion system of the future. I was slightly disappointed that the national media still haven't caught onto the global trend towards a more sustainable fashion future as it's something I know for certain is the way forward in such a wasteful and environmentally unsustainable industry.

We are in the process of creating a national network of sustainable practitioners that can support the current wasteful fashion system into a more innovative and zero waste future. It is my hope that we will create a zero waste New Zealand and better understanding of our wasteful systems.

Peace.

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iD XV Dunedin Fashion Week - Senorita AweSUMO Atelier Opening

Wow what a tiring week eh?!! you don't get much busier than fashion when it's all packed into one week, especially when you have your own situation like an opening of your Atelier happening! Which was so great Thank You to all who attended and warmed my heart by your presence, your all amazing for caring enough about sustaining the fashion industry to attend.

Big shout out to Matt Langley, he's excellent!!! you can find his work here 

  http://www.mattlangley.co.nz/

and Dell, your amaze thanx!!!! you can find her in awesome spaces doing amaze things being great!!!!! go find her she's aces!!!!

Thank you to everyone else who helped out on the evening your all amazing as well!!!!

#WARONWANT - Love Fashion, Hate Sweatshops!!

This was/still is the backdrop in the photography studio that was setup during the opening of Senorita AweSUMO's Atelier Heart Warming. Thanx to Aroha Novak for her help w painting the mural!!!

We also had Sylvie Chasteau from Ali McD Agency dressed in Te Warewhare Whakapau to give the installation some reality!!!! She was amazing and fitted perfectly with this setting, as a doll should in some kind of ridiculous way!!!

A call for more transparency in the fashion system. A call for a community of people who work towards a more sustainable future. More innovation in industry will create a sustained life for more people, more jobs spreads more self worth, a more capable community can grow stronger and provide necessary skills for an amazing future.

Senorita AweSUMO, Model: Sylvie Chasteau - Ali McD Agency, Make up: Christina Lilley

 We took alot of other polaroids at the opening which you can all come and pick up from me now when your ready. This week my hours are MON-THURS 11-2.30pm FRI 11-12.30pm. These are a little bit variable as I do work alone and still have a part time job, so lets all just acknowledge that!!! 

holla on 0220273223 or senorita.awesumo@gmail.com otherwise tho eh!!!!

I am committed to working towards a zero waste textile to landfill future for New Zealand and the global community, We need to be innovative with our systems and minimise all aspects of consumption to create a zero waste future!!!! We need to shop locally, give, share, grow our own!!! Bee honest, Love, have compassion!!! 

We will be having a public photo shoot in the same space 24/04/2014 to commemorate and stand up for a better future in the fashion industry, this is the one year anniversary of the rana plaza disaster in Bangladesh. come and show us and the world who made your clothes #insideout by getting photographed with your labels out!!!!

fashion revolution day 24/04/2014 http://fashionrevolution.org/

https://www.facebook.com/fashionrevolution.org

is where you can find more info!!!!!!!!!!!!

As this is a global community of activism Australia and New Zealand will be opening up the blogging and images for this so come get amongst!!!! 

peace, love and light for your days!!!!

Arohanui.

Senorita AweSUMO!!!!

Aroha Novak + Senorita AweSUMO

 

 

2013 your getting full on!!!!!

It's been awhile, yeah!!! mostly because i have been working away in the background dealing with failure, quiting smoking and letting myself be me.  It's been 8 months since i smoked a ciggarette and i am fucking stoked about that, i never wanted to smoke and only ever did it to fit into a group of people i thought i was supposed to be friends with because that's all i knew, NOW i know better. They treated me like shit and i let it happen. This doesn't happen anymore I choose my friends based on how aweSUMO they are, and they choose me because of the same. BLEUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So now good things are happening, you can VOTE for me in the AMP people's choice awards 

GO ON YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!!!!!!!!!  I am doing this to try and get $10'000 towards setting up a collective manufacturing space here in Dunedin to minimise our textile waste.


Also i am Launching my brand Senorita AweSUMO at Nz Eco Fashion Exposed at the Notre Dame des Missions Performing Arts Centre at  Sacred  Heart College, Laings  Rd,  Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand on the 21st September 2013.

Events being held on the day include

Saturday 21st September 2013

9am - 2pm Shwop & Style With Kila's Style - $10 @ The Dowse Art Museum, Laings Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

10am - 2pm Eco Fashion Boutique Pop Up  FREE ENTRY @ The Dowse Art Museum, Laings Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

6.30pm New Zealand Eco Fashion Exposed Eco Fashion Runway

Tickets At Event Finder

Clives Chemist Wainuiomata

 Valley Visitor Centre, Laings Rd, Lower Hutt

Tickets are selling fast and with only 18 days left you better be in quick.

 

SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Chimerical Conundra - The Graduate Collection 2011

Chimerical Conundra means a wildly fanciful puzzle, the process of making has been like unravelling a knotted thread. This collection was made utilising the negative spaces created from commercial pattern cutting. Pieced by pieced together to create simple workable shapes. I designed this collection to challenge the current fashion system and to educate consumers and designers about the wastefulness of this system. The way forward is to consume less for longer, to buy quality clothes that become precious items and to transcend trends towards more sustainable wardrobe choices.

“ Creative pattern cutting is not all about mathematics and measurement... it is about space and body, balance and movement.” (Julian Roberts)

This collection was made under the umbrella of RISK design, It’s ultimate goal is to educate alongside a sharing and knowledgeable community of design practitioners this can create change. Sustainability and ethical choices are the basis for these products. It is integral to the environmental choices we make in all aspects of our lives. Designers leading the way by teaching consumers about ethical practice and the choices therein. A long term solution in revolutionising the fashion system.

Fabrics used in this collection are Silk, 100% Lycra, and Wool sourced from New Zealand and Australia. The fabric was sourced from two local businesses Adventure Outfitters and St Clair Designs, thus it has previously been through the commercial pattern cutting process. I utilised the offcuts by building larger geometric shapes, incorporating neck and armholes into seams and an integrated system for tying. Inspired to return to a more traditional way of dress. The outer garments are One Size Fits Most and are transformable to be made the wearers own.

Peace.

Knitted Dinosaur Hood - Full Colour

Knitted Dino Hood

Reversible Rectangle Top 100% Silk, Lycra Onesie

Starfish Garment 100% Silk, Lycra Bodysuit, Knitted Dino Hood.

100% silk top, Lycra Onesie

100% Silk Dress, Lycra Bodysuit.

100% Silk Top, Full Circle Skirt, Lycra Onesie, Knitted Dino Scarf

THANK YOU: Adventure Outfitters & St Clair Designs for their contribution of fabrics. Glenys Clements, Christine Hardisty & Colleen Kelly for their knitting skills.

 IMAGES: BODY: Georgie D - Ali McD Agency, FACE: Leila George, PIX: Teryn Harris.

competitions ahoy!!!!

so i'm very excited to share that i have been shortlisted for the Miromoda competition here in New Zealand, which is amazing because the more people that see and experience my work and hear my philosophy, is just more, more people who i can hopefully start a thought or an idea about why, where, what you are purchasing. 

anyway i'm not gonna rant right now, cos i need to go to work, but YAY!!!!!

www.miromoda.co.nz


choice

experiment 10 + experiment 5 = awesum!!!!!!!

starfish pants!!!

Experiment 5 cut and pasted into starfish shaped pant/cape/woteva!!!!(experiment 10) wear it your own way type garment!!! I am working with a tie system so it can be worn gathered or not as well. It is a One Size Fits Most garment!!!! I am definitely beginning to see my garments in a contemporary dance situation. That would be awesum to see!!!
Although their down fall is that it takes time to lace the ties through the outer leg seams, and waist/wherever. But this gives the wearer the chance to know the garment and wear it in their own way, thus creating a relationship. excellent!!! Also made from rubbish!!!!!!
                                                                                                                                         

one hour zerowaste t-shirt !!!

zerowaste t-shirt 1

zerowaste t-shirt 2

dynamics of a simple zerowaste t-shirt

me n my new t-shirt

zerowaste t-shirt made in an hour, very simple idea, take a rectangle fold it in half sew some shoulders, side seams and a tunnel at the bottom for a tie, which had been cut off the fabric earlier to bring it down to the right size. Then hem the left over holes as arm and neck holes. I made the blue one ages ago and its one of my favourite shirts. It has small gathers in one side seam and both shoulder seams. It is cotton so is excellent in summer, the orange one however is some retro polyester and it doesn't wear well in hot weather or dancing extreme times. must remember that!!!!

cut + paste!!!!

the luxury of cut and paste. such a great way to transmogrophy some type of garment, experiment 2 has been changed and cut and sewn and cut and pasted back into so many options. it has evolved and changed my thinking, let me see the colours together and experiment with sewing techniques. it has been an integral part in my process of design and thought. to be able to cut shape and paste into onto within without through over under around anywhere, to shape and change to experiment and work in a 3D world. a working garment!!! a transmogrophier of body, shape, cut + paste!!

experiment 2 front

experiment 2.1 front

experiment 2.2 front

experiment 2.2.1 front

experiment 2.2.1 back

 

experiment 6 - exciting places!!!

working flat to start.

back

front

working towards making a one size fits all garment I started off by working flat to make a base to grow off, over time i've realised that needing a stable base to work from is the key, so for this garment I decided to start by working flat and getting some more defined direction into the garment by creating a shape by adjoining 2 of the same pieces but leaving a hole in the middle for the neck, as this is a draped garment and does not need to be fitted it was alot easier to work, once the flat sections were sewn together I then draped it over the mannequin and played around with making arm holes and a waist closure. originally intending to make this into a dress I actually stopped here and decided it would be more appropriate as a top and very simply closed the seams to create sleeves/armholes and added a tie to the front bottom which then can be tied up at different lengths, this then corresponds to my thinking in making a garment that would fit more than one size.   

this garment changed my direction into a much more exciting and happier one, I am now looking forward to the end of this challenge as I can see things growing from this point into something much simpler and more amazing than I had envisioned at the start.

experiment 5 - onesie

front of onesie

back of onesie

ah the onesie, such an awesum piece of clothing, basically just draped piece onto piece, making a very loose fitting crotch and one long leg, very unfinished at this stage but moving into the area i'm feeling more comfortable with colourwise. At the start I had been trying to avoid using black, But after reassesing my fabrics I realised I would have to use black as there was alot of this in stock. This also started from the last experiment and through this I found myself more excited about what was going on and where my garments were heading, I was enjoying the colours watermelon, teal, blue and red mixed with black, this lead me onto design a knitted hood to go with the garments which is now in production thanks to my wonderful hand knitters = Christine Hardisty, Glenys Clements and Colleen Kelly. 


But yet again I needed to move onto the next piece as I had two seperate things going on and there was a need to get atleast 3 pieces together that were cohesive and build on those.

experiment 4 - some type of pant.

front

back

So moving onto some type of pant, and I do mean some type of pant literally hahaha. You'll understand what I mean when there's a clearer picture. Mostly using drape, knowing that there is a waist fit and everything can hang from there, creating tunnels - actually building them onto the outside of the garment, which you can see on the front right hand side(the pink bit). At this point I am trying to bring things together into a more cohesive perspective and I have tried to bring colours from the wool jacket into the pant. I didn't go much further than this at this point as I was aware of timing constraints and wanted to move on as I was starting to get an idea of where I wanted to go. 
I was also starting to get more of an idea of the total ridiculousity of some of my garments, they were continuously cracking me up and I couldn't stop laughing at them, they seemed so weird and out of place, which was an original intention. I had from the start intended to make something colourful, sculptural and textural. I had also just managed to get a smocking machine which I wanted to use to bring in some more texture, at the start I just smocked a few different pieces of fabric and tested out sewing them into seams, its very time consuming having to tie off the ends of the thread. So I incorporated a few pieces into these coulottes, I had to cut some out as it was to much and it looked wrong, so this began my editing phase, deciding to use smocking but it needed to be subtle, maybe underneath things/tunnels to help lift the draped pieces up. 


So I got to this point and moved onto the next piece.

experiment 3 - woolen jacket/vest

start of hood - wool

adjoining body of garment

back body pieced, fused and sewn.

front body pieced, fused and sewn.

Moving on from experiment 2 knowing that I needed stable points to work from ie. shoulder point and waist fitting. I started work on another piece I knew I wanted to incorporate different garment types to show that this process is relevant to more than one type of garment. So this woolen hood was started first by the hood part and then by moulding the body (draping on the form) onto the hood and around the front to create armholes and a front opening - this needed to be double breasted to enable the weight of the hood to be held up and for it not to pull backwards. So this has involved flat work - the hood and then draping around the form - the body, these pieces were then fused and sewn together. 



I got to this point knowing it needs finishing, liking the outcome but decided to move on to the next piece, as I needed to get more done and ideas out of my head. I also didn't know what final direction I was going in and wanted to move on so I could hopefully start heading towards a more cohesive idea.

feeling funk*D

 

Front, side, back, side!!!

been feeling a little bit not into it so i decided to make something else, do an experiment see what happens. So I made this silk top. its FOR SALE $60. SIZE 10 NZ!!!!!! this can be worn frontways or backways, wear it yourways!!!!!!!.  help me fund some shoes for my collection go on you know u want it!!!!




actually i was stuck with what direction to go in next there were atleast 3 different things buzzing around in my head and i had to get one of them out to make room for the right track. so i set myself a challenge of making one garment, it just needs binding and hemming to make it finished.

that is all!!!!!

experiment 1 - zerowaste subcut something?

idea = sew bits of fabric together to make one big flat peice, subcut bodice and tunnel technique. do not cut any fabric out with sub cut pattern = zerowaste design.

fabric sewn - wovens!

sub cut - lines to cut - nothing taken out!

fabric draped over dummy - seam opened to create neck hole.

tunnel creation - joining hem to hole made from sewing only side seam.

back - tunnel created a sort of sleeve

Front - one side detached kimono sleeve, the other a twisted tunnel

back - hood created from xtra fabric at back.

There is potential to add more to this to make a dress but i like it the way it is and knowing when to stop is also a valid point, how much do you do? when do you stop? does it look good already or does it need more.something else?. have i created enough interest with where its at already?
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????
questions questions questions

only i can answer these for myself but there are always choices to made with each question. making the decision is always the hardest as you question whether this is the right choice. this is done in fabric by testing and tacking together first. only trial and error can inform these choices.

this garment was made from definitive choices which resulted in
http://senoritaawesumo.blogspot.com/2011/08/splendiferous-occasions-happenstance.html , this made me happy!!!  yet to be finished so lets see if it makes it into my collection!

pushing through the frustration and the as yet unknown

experiment 2

the great unknown is always something that blocks the creativity and freedom of choice whilst making in this way. you have no idea what is going to happen as there is no plan, the only plan so far has been to create a stable base to build onto, whilst mixing fabrics and then adding on pieces from there before creating tunnels or whatever happens with whats hanging off, mostly not concerned with seams being straight and well sown - french seaming all seams so that if the fabric gets turned inside out with tunnels or whatever it wont matter, french seaming has also added a stiffer structure to seams where woven fabrics are present. this has created another element to the structure of the garment.

this process has shown me the things i KNOW and QUESTIONS for future consideration.

KNOW

stable base.
side seam invis zip for ease of getting on and off.
fabric has 2 sides.
french seams create structure/stability.


QUESTIONS

what should the end result be?
what piece should i add on where and when?
when should i close a seam?
when have i added enough fabric?
......................................................

Questions arise with any process, the next question is should i worry about these questions, should i forget all rules and go nuts with it? but even in saying that there will always be problems with solutions to be found. its a process of exploration and experimentation, its being ok with the risk of making something that doesn't work or look good/comfortable/flattering. trailing ideas and going through the process piece by piece literally.

Start = build a base!!!!

sewn base w invis zip in side seam

where its at now - back

where its at now  - front

after making the base i then started building out,down and up from this. i'm at the point of have i got enough? do i need more? how long do i want it? is it a dress or a top? these are decisions i now need to make.

there is alot of fabric in this garment, mostly contained in the sides, it is a mix of chiffon's and wovens. when you hold them out they kinda look like butterfly wings. an expanse of fabric when mixed together thru the tunnel system will create an interesting aesthetic.

as yet i dont know what the final aesthetic really is, it is trial and error time!!! good things have come from this process already and they will continue to as i work.

peace!

ps. my studio looks like a fabric dinosaur spewed on the floor. haha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

expansion overload 3rd year final collection!!!!

Mood Wallage!!!!!

The expansion from the last collection has taken me on a crazy journey, through classes with Julian Roberts at Massey Uni with The Cutting Circle http://thecuttingcircle.com/  which was an amazing opportunity I was excited to be part of. But also exploration of my personal capabilities in risk taking and freedom of design. I'm still at the beginning of this process of collection design but I am looking forward to the exciting possibilities this freedom and risk will find. Exploration is key.

This mood wall contains

miranda brown     walter van beirendonck     Vionnet     Dior     john galliano     dinosaurs     stegasaurus          larry's eye         a world map            3 of Ahmads  awesum pencil drawings               Ruse drawing                 Julian Roberts       subtraction cutting     fabric     jean m auel the clan of the cave bear series        indian women dying cloth     kiwi     sew, make, do, fuck u     brand me, label me, consume me, subversity     renaissance dinosaur     embellishments     gold     blue    lineal     playful     sculptural     textural     colourful       evolution         challenge        integrity      



this is where i begin, now its time to explore and create mistakes if necessary, take risks, have freedom of choice, drive myself crazy with questions that sometimes have no answears, find solutions for problems

Shaping Sustainable Fashion, changing the way we make and use clothes = my new bible = http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=102583

Sustainable Fashion & Textiles - Design Journeys,  Kate Fletcher http://www.katefletcher.com/

There are so many more excellent books out there on this subject, these 2 are among the best in my opinion, if the subject interests you then these are 2 very good starting points, but also good to have on hand as referral items. 


I plan to start with a few experiments and evolve from there, I am looking at interesting ways of utilising what i have already in the way of waste materials. But also not limiting myself to just those and incorporating, if they compliment, fabrics from my storeroom.


Thats where i'm at!!!!!! Get to it!!!!!!

Peace!!!

Digital Textiles Final Outcome!!!!!

magical mystical shaman!

In Honour of my magical mystical friend!!!
Thank You my magical mystical friend!!!


You will forever be remembered throughout all of my days!!!
In all of these ways
through laughter, love and joy
with peace, love, truth, grace and freedom
the flight of fancy in the touch of your fingertips
and a giant heart, so simple and pure

I remember thee for thou'st hast given me heart
to live in life free and right, true and knowledgeable
with all that I possess and all that I gain.

You will forever be remembered throughout all of my days!!!!

In Honour of my magical mystical friend!!!
Thank You my magical mystical friend!!!

waste what????? all about processes!!!!!!

3 bags of fabric collected from St Clair Design.

What are we wasting? by the bags I've collected from 2 places in Dunedin a lot!!!!  I originaly wanted to collect waste from the fashion school, but there just isn't enough. So in realising I wasn't collecting enough fabric I decided to approach local designers and factories, I also realised that I needed enough of the same fabric to make something cohesive and as its a collection of pieces they needed to do this. So I approached many places in Dunedin, a few already had waste initiatives in place, handing pieces off to others for reuse in textile art, to community groups, schools and artists. Others using the waste exchange www.wasteexchange.co.nz. Only one place had no initiatives in place except for giving them to people who come in and ask. which is definitely a good way of getting rid of it but what happens when no one wants it???

back - jersey knit 1

Front - jersey knit 1

So it's been my goal to show people how useful that fabric actually is. I've collected fabric from St Clair Designs and Adventure Outfitters. Let's start with St Clair Design, They have very colourful fabric which is great and a lot of different types such as drills, lycra's, wools, knits, chiffon, silk and linings. the fabric I was most excited about was the jersey knits, these were great to work with as a first experiment as I realised that working this way would be easier without having to deal with closures as most seams wouldn't be straight or aligned properly.and I was right, I really like the as yet unfinished outcome, it made me want to do more. I continued on with other fabrics that I had from St Clair Designs and tacked together at least 6 garments. I then realised I wasn't going to have enough of the same fabrics to make a 3 piece collection that was as cohesive as I wanted it to be, as I would need to gather more of these fabrics to fulfill that,  St Clair designs doesn't have a big output at this stage of the year, I have managed to collect only 4 bags from them but have asked for exclusiveness for the next few months to continue collecting and collating fabrics for next semesters project.

However the opportunity arose for me to collect 2 bags from Adventure Outfitters, they are a CMT business mostly specialising in uniforms, they do have a small range of their own as well. They also outsource to smaller designers here in Dunedin. I was fortunate to get a bag of merino and as they CMT they do more lays when cutting so I found the same pieces many times over, this was very exciting as I knew this could be more profitable for me in having enough material to create a cohesive collection. The colour pallette was also very good black, grey, red, purple, blue. These all work well together.  I have worked on 4 pieces consistently a hoody, 2 tops and a dress. I didn't know they were going to end up as these at the start I just went with where I thought the pieces should go, made decisions about seams and gathers. I will talk more about these pieces in a later post.

The process starts with collecting and collating the fabric into different types, it took me 3 1/2 hours to sort through the first three bags from St Clair Design, but then only 1/2 hour for the one bag from Adventure Outfitters, as this was only filled with 5-7 different types of fabric. In hindsight I probably should have weighed the bags and been more technical about the amount of waste I was collecting and eventually using. But hey I'm not a numbers girl so it really didn't matter. It's more about what can be done with that fabric.  How it can still be utilised to make garments. I have found that this is definitely possible. It is one way of using the waste fabrics, instead of having to pattern make the waste out, it can be used for embellishments or to make more clothes.
So after sorting the fabric, it is layed out on the floor so you can see the different shapes and sizes of pieces(negative spaces from cutting), draping around the form starts from there. It is about placement and sewing with the right tensions to create nice pieces. sometimes you make a mistake and have to cut a piece off, but that's fine as it's experimenting with what can be done and how different shapes can be made to fit together. This is done by gathering and pleating in to create ease and fit. It is a fairly simple process when working with knit fabric. I have alot more experimentation to undertake working with woven fabrics, this will be the next challenge.

Before!

vest

After!!!!!

skirt

What you have and are as a being should always be honest to self and earth alike!!!!!!

Peace

Senorita Awesumo