Over break, I read this book by Chris Mohandie, who is an FBI profiler. And I read the book as a completely unrelated thing, but I was interested when he started talking about the dynamic of power and control in relationships between serial killers/stalkers and their victims. In my last project I started to think about how I was more interested in control so that caught my attention.
So because of that I was interested in making a garment that warrants action by two people or a garment that is supposed to be worn by two people, where one person has more control over the orientation or how it is worn. I did some initial sketches (a lot with gloves) so that the garment could be easily transferred between two people.
I tried to sew a glove and it was SO HARD so I’m not sure that that is the avenue in the garment’s manifestation, but I like the concept of a two person garment.
See sketches and glove sample below. I want to develop and research 2 person garments more before I do another round of sketches.
This is also typical stalking behavior- the overwhelming desire for control over the victim’s life and, in this case, death
Christopher Darden (p.171)
Samantha's RCA Process 