Seminar- Shape and Form with Giordana
In today's seminar, Giordana discussed form and shape with us. She clearly distinguished that shape refers to any 2D objects while form refers to 3D objects, for example a circle (shape) versus a sphere (form).
Giordana then went through different methods and techniques you can use in fashion or sculpture to create form with fabrics! Some of these were gathering, pleating, creating an understructure, layering and rolling.
These are three examples of fashion pieces that feature gathering, dramatic use of form and folding! The top left piece by Iris Van Herpen creates a really interesting silhouette and figure. I think it's amazingly sculptural, and I'm honestly surprised about how much you can achieve with the use of fabric.
The top right piece is by Issey Miyake, and is one that Giordana showed us earlier, but I thought it was an absolutely beautiful piece. The shoulder pads resemble bird wings and I think the monochromatic colours make it very dramatic and striking.
The last piece is by Rei Kawakubo, and I thought her use of gathering was incredible! Gathering is when you run thread through the top of a fabric piece and pull it taut, causing it to bunch up and create volume.
Overall, I found this seminar to be really interesting because I was amazed at how much sculpture interlinks with fashion, as well as how much designers can achieve with fabric!
