playing

This evening i had a play with an old jumper i bought ages ago in an opshop.. its a linen knit, Weird i know.. i thought that linen cracked when it was bent….

There isnt a lot of stretch to the garment, but its rough edges roll really well,

Initially i just wanted to have a cut in the back.. sort of trying out my new rotary blade (which i am still scared of)

The idea of removing that rectangle from the back came from reading "showing and hiding: equivocation in relations of body and dress" .. another chapter recommended by ricarda..

In a summery, what i pulled out of it was that menswear, and men in general, covers the entire male body. Men use the trick of layering to show, but hide. His ideas on the male gaze on women (and also the gaze cast upon men as well.. ) to be what dictates how we dress.

"a generalised male witness [came] to structure women's consciousness of herself as a body being"

Obviously the text went on about the progression

of female attire.. and how .. slowly.. more and more became revealed, wrists, forearms, shoulders etc. But men have generally stayed covered.

I dont really like this writing at all.. i think there are far too many presumptions and assumptions made about men and women.

Anyway, i wanted to think / play about with spaces

that can be shown on using holes etc..

Obviously i am wearing a garment underneath… fitting in with the idea/rule that men always show by hiding.. i like to relate this idea to 17th century hose… the leg shape was obviously visible, but skin was never shown.. also there was generally always some mass of fabric, if not a codpiece covering the .. doodle (hehe).. which again.. sort of played on revealing something by covering it up.. Especially the codpiece..

Here i cut a line up the centre of the sleeve and then created strips either side of the cut, then i plaited, from the top, slowly integrating each strip.. i guess i just played a bit with the tying

here is the money shot.. ahaha.. SKIN!

I have also decided that no-matter what i design.. for the final project.. it will be covered in bright colourful floral prints...