This week I’ve been working on making a foil dress for the Expo Installation. As I have mentioned in previous blog posts, the aim was to make a dress from scratch that emanated the original stainless steel dress seen in the fashion show at Expo ’69.

I chose to use foil to re-create the dress as it is much easier to get hold of and manipulate into a dress shape. However when planning and designing, I felt it would be better to make a dress out of thin cotton first and then attach seperate foil sections later with glue and staples to make the dress more stable. Even though this will be shown on a mannequin, it is important for to hold and look somewhat professional. I was able to borrow a dress makers mannequin from a local charity shop which has allowed me to make the dress as well as it is stand and look presentable.

This video shows the progression of making the dress and other components throughout the week. A lot more work still needs to be done to finish the dress but this shouldn’t take long as I have already designed and gathered the materials I will need.

Progression of Expo: Materials have and are still being gathered and made to create the Expo. Music and lights are to be tested in tech week. Narratives have been written to be either played or said in the Expo space. These narrative are written from the perspective of the Grandstand itself.