CREATIVE DRAPING

CREATIVE DRAPING, LED BY PROFESSOR RUSSELL BENNETT, IS A COURSE THAT EXPLORES DRAPING BEYOND THE TECHNICAL APPLICATION AND PRACTICES. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE, WE STUDIED OLDER WORKS OF BALENCIAGA, HISTORICAL GARMENTS, AND OTHERS TO GIVE STARTING POINTS FOR DRAPING AND ADOPT THEIR TECHNIQUES FOR PRACTICE.

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IN THIS ASSIGNMENT, WE DEVIATED FROM REFERENCING OLDER WORKS AND TECHNIQUES AND BEGAN WITH DIFFERENT SHAPES TO DRAPE WITH. USING SQUARES, CIRCLES, TRIANGLES, AND MORE, THE ASSIGNMENT ALLOWED ME TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT VOLUMES, TEXTURES, SILHOUETTES, AND MORE. 

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FABRICS USED: 

     - MEDIUMWEIGHT MUSLIN

     - HEAVYWEIGHT MUSLIN

     - DUCK CANVAS

     - STRETCH LACE

     - JACQUARD

     - SHIRTING

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