International Textile and Apparel Association 2015: Celebrating the Unique (ITAA) Annual Conference Proceedings Nov 13th, 12:00 AM The White Paper Bride Ashton Roach Delta State University,
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[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/itaa_proceedings Part of the Fashion Design Commons Roach, Ashton and Haynes, Janice, "The White Paper Bride" (2015). International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) Annual Conference Proceedings. 24. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/itaa_proceedings/2015/design/24 This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Conferences and Symposia at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) Annual Conference Proceedings by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Santa Fe, New Mexico 2015 Proceedings The White Paper Bride Ashton Roach, Janice B. Haynes Delta State University Keywords: Design, bridal, sustainability Aesthetics and Visual Impact This wearable art wedding gown incorporates the elements by following design principles, resulting in an unusual and compelling design work. Contextual Review and Concept A study of wedding gowns, prompted by a tour of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, coupled with a review of fashion repurposing, inspired the design context. The concept was to repurpose, or give a new purpose to (Merriam-Webster, 2015), white paper for a wearable art wedding gown, particularly for use as a store display piece, but with actual wedding events also a possibility. Process, technique, and execution The repurposed materials included white copy paper, white and silver feathers from an earlier project, and remnants of nylon tulle.