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AS Coursework - Wire Corset Final Piece
My AS coursework resulted in the creation of a wire corset as I felt this summed up all the different elements I found most influential from my research. The contrasting materials of wire and silk were used to highlight how women are expected to appear in both reality, the fashion-led world and in art as both perfectly formed to fit with societies expectations whilst retaining a natural elegance. I aimed for the wire to highlight the constraints corsetry placed on women's bodies whilst further allowing me to investigate the shapes a corset creates and the relation this has to the natural form. This piece was perhaps not as successful as I had hoped as there were problems with ensuring the skirt hung correctly whilst suspended but the corset itself worked well and I feel had the desired effect.
AS Coursework - Wire Corset Final Piece
My AS coursework resulted in the creation of a wire corset as I felt this summed up all the different elements I found most influential from my research. The contrasting materials of wire and silk were used to highlight how women are expected to appear in both reality, the fashion-led world and in art as both perfectly formed to fit with societies expectations whilst retaining a natural elegance. I aimed for the wire to highlight the constraints corsetry placed on women's bodies whilst further allowing me to investigate the shapes a corset creates and the relation this has to the natural form. This piece was perhaps not as successful as I had hoped as there were problems with ensuring the skirt hung correctly whilst suspended but the corset itself worked well and I feel had the desired effect.