The final format of our zine is a booklet, with a very vibrant, obnoxious orange cover. We wanted something that was eye-catching like an advertisement might be.
Body Language
For this project, fashion and textile students were instructed to construct 3 looks, by draping on a human being. We were told to use pattern pieces made from words that related to our manifesto project.
One of the words we selected was truth. We felt that this related closely with group Nine’s idea to use authenticity as a base word for our Manifesto Project. For this piece, we played with transparency to capture the idea that you have to look through some things to get to the truth (we wanted to underlay words, but did not have time). Transparency & Layering might be something interesting to play with in the final project.
We used the word move, as in a collective movement of many people. We were trying to brainstorm what social and political issues may deal with authenticity, and the words move and movement stuck with us. It has a bit of a literal meaning as well as a figurative meaning.
The final word we chose was real, and we played with transparency in this piece as well. Authentic and Real seemed like fairly close synonyms.
Working with Shuya to drape on an actual human being as we worked was a very different experience for me. I usually drape on a mannequin, and this was a lot more freeing.
Another very new experience for me was cutting patterns out of words and not having a set patterned piece to cut out. It was both terrifying and liberating. I enjoyed the speed at which we were able to create.
Pecha Kucha
Hey, for those of you who don’t know me, I’m Sam.
A few things you need to know about me: I love making things, I consume excessive amounts of caffeine, my peanut butter obsession is out of control, and I love fashion. I’m super silly and sassy, but I’m really just excited to learn!
Attending the RCA has been an absolute dream for me, and I’m so excited to learn from my amazing new classmates and professors.
I’ve attached my Pecha Kucha in case you missed it!
Samantha's RCA Process 