HANDS
The second post of the fashion design series I’m sharing.
Never would I have ever imagined that I would be designing,
let alone hand sewing, a beaded blouse and skirt for a MATH class. I have been
avoiding math classes my whole college life despite being a mathematics fan all
my life. I don’t know but it just sounds so much scarier now that I’m at a university
already. Thankfully, the only math class available to fine arts students was
Math 1, the easiest, most elementary-feeling math class I’ve ever had in 7
years. Anyway, our final project was called “Math Everywhere” or so I think, I
don’t even remember anymore. The idea was to present some other field that involved
mathematics like a sport, a board game, or whatever. So of course, I had to go
with math in fashion design! I’m not going to bore you with the details on how
math is involved because 1) you’ll leave me forever and 2) it requires visuals.
About my design, I went for something simple that I could
pull off sewing by hand while I was still working on 4 other plates. I decided
I would make a prom inspired ensemble with a two-piece style. I bought a
cropped top in the cut and color that I wanted then bought some fabric and
beads that would make up my beadwork design. The floral design is actually part
of the “math” so I had to carefully measure, cut, and seal the edges of all 100
flowers, then attach them with a pearl bead to make a clean finish. I then hand
sewed a circle skirt (because there’s math in it too) with a belt in a
different colored fabric to make the two-piece style become more visible.
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Photographed by John Christopher Dee and Terrenz Dale Mangcucang
Photo editing by Jose Divinagracia III