Chairing Styles Collaboration
The Chairing Styles program at FIDM is a collaboration between a textile designer, fashion designer, and interior designer. The goal was to create a cohesive dress and chair using the textile designer's fabric. The inspiration for my Chairing Styles dress is a pleating method used by the famous French couturier, Madame Grès. First, the pleats were separately pinned in place for the desired width and shape. After each one was pinned, I went back and individually hand stitched the pleats twice. About 20+ hours went into the pleating. This dress was 1 of 10 shown in the FIDM Debut Fashion Show where I was awarded 3rd place for “Outstanding Fashion Design.”
Making the Dress
Measuring the negative space on the textile
Practicing the pleating method with sample fabric
Sewing the base of the bodice to do the pleating on
Creating the pleats in final fabric
Final Presentation
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Full circle skirt
Fittings
Debut Fashion Show
The stacking effect created by the pleats resemble the stacking effect of the chair
Contact
75006 Paris, France
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