Rebecca Chua
Camberwell Girls’ Grammar School, Canterbury
Rebecca Chua
Wallflower dress 2006 (detail)
wallpaper, buttons, masking tape, thread
centre back:89.0 cm; waist (flat) 60.0 cm
Camberwell Girls’ Grammar School, Canterbury
My aim this year was to create unique clothing which would challenge the accepted view of fashion design. I decided on making a garment utilising a material not usually used for clothing – wallpaper that was machine and hand-stitched. I manipulated the wallpaper and created the shape of the dress around my body after researching and testing the wallpaper’s properties. Through making the work I gained a greater understanding of the construction of clothing and the way patterns and designs can communicate different emotions.
Wallflower dress 2006 (detail)
wallpaper, buttons, masking tape, thread
centre back:89.0 cm; waist (flat) 60.0 cm
Camberwell Girls’ Grammar School, Canterbury
My aim this year was to create unique clothing which would challenge the accepted view of fashion design. I decided on making a garment utilising a material not usually used for clothing – wallpaper that was machine and hand-stitched. I manipulated the wallpaper and created the shape of the dress around my body after researching and testing the wallpaper’s properties. Through making the work I gained a greater understanding of the construction of clothing and the way patterns and designs can communicate different emotions.
