Reflective Surfaces Category - 3rd Place 2018

World of WearableArt, Wellington, New Zealand

19th century couture merges with cyberpunk to create a dream envisioned for other worlds.

Technology advances, propelling humans beyond Earth and toward the stars. Lady Ethereal is a noblewoman in a world where the Victorian silhouette has been re-imagined in space age style. By using natural and synthetic materials, cutting edge technology, and literary inspiration from the cyberpunk genre, Lady Ethereal is a celebration of the feminine form and celestial possibilities.

We looked to Victorian fashion silhouettes to achieve a curvaceous, flowing, and powerful form in galaxy patterned latex, integrating sculptural elements. We explored transforming acrylic into a material that pushed past its rigid nature, creating a shape that echoed the gown’s voluptuous silhouette.

World of WearableArt (WOW) 2018 https://www.worldofwearableart.com/wearableart-archive/lady-ethereal

World of WearableArt (WOW) WINNER 2023

Wellington, New Zealand

World of WearableArt (WOW) garment for 2023, Digital Ascension of Kitsune, has won the International Design Award: Overall, International Design Award: Americas, and Winner of the Gold Section.

The Digital Ascension of Kitsune is a digital-era retelling of the classic “ascension” folk tale. The common fox, after living for fifty years, begins to cultivate mischievous powers, even shapeshifting into a beautiful woman. After a thousand years, having grown all nine tails, it turns gold and ascends to heaven.

World of WearableArt (WOW) 2023
https://www.worldofwearableart.com/wearableart-archive/lady-ethereal