This dress is a ball gown with straps hand dyed with various hues of warm colors. the skirt has been hand dyed with these same colors.
7/30/2013The color on this dress was created using the shibori technique. I think it looks like pink lightning (yes, there is pink lightning).
7/30/2013This illustration shows how I will create this 100% cotton dress. It will have dolman sleeves, an off the shoulder neckline with wide shoulder straps.
7/30/2013This dress was made from the many hundreds of pages of revisions that I did for my dissertation. It was in a fashion show and art exhibit at Frank Art Gallery in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
7/30/2013This artwork shows a few costumes I made for shows at Triad Stage in Greensboro, North Carolina. You can see the designer's sketches and my costume interpretation on the stage.
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