wearable art garments

whether made for myself or for gifting others, necessity is the mother of invention!

you may ask, did i really need to make full-size, 3D model of my cerise pink logo crown?

and i shall answer you: yes, yes indeed.

below is a retrospective (click the title for the link) of just a handful of wearable art garments i’ve made either for myself or for others through the years.

darling dearie logo crown : i wanted to see if i could make a 3D model of my logo crown.

fountain hills tourist skirt: i wanted to recreate a fountain hills themed version of the popular “tourist skirts” from mexico and elsewhere during the 1950’s and 1960’s.

make it with wool - az 2021 : gifted with a pendleton wool remnant and using wools from my grandma’s stash, i devised and designed my dilly dress (capturing 3rd place!).

make it with wool - az 2022 : wanting to “think outside the box” i plotted to create outfits utilizing wool scarves and my remaining crown boiled wool (captured 2nd & 1st place in selected categories).

mishmash dresses : i wanted to push myself to use up smaller pieces of fabrics to create a larger piece of fabric for dress construction.

upcycling & reinvention : whether its a set of sale cloth napkins, gifted vintage tablecloths or someone’s beloved sheet set, upcycling and reinventing wearable art garments has become a passion for me.