This Local Designer's Created A Coffee Dress That'll Have You Texting Your Fave Java Fan
Finale Walk, Photo Via StyleWeek.com
After designing womenswear collections for multiple seasons, and having my brand carried in boutiques both nationwide and overseas, I decided to scale back and continue creating accessories while transitioning into showing my wearable art pieces in galleries and museums.
Photo Credits: Editorial image of the Frida Top by Trisha Kelley Photography; Tassel Drop Earrings via Scorpio Jin Magazine; Editorial image of the Vegan Leather Studs
Past wearable art dresses created from Mary Jane Wrappers, Smartie Wrappers and Baby Wipe Packaging.
One piece I’m sure you’ll appreciate if you enjoy coffee (as I know both Patty and I do) is the Coffee Dress. I created it with excess in mind.
A lot of my wearable art (this includes my earring line) is created from upcycled fabrics and items we tend to discard daily - I actually collected the filters used to make this dress over the course of a year.
The Coffee Dress is currently on display in Portsmouth, New Hampshire at the 100 Market Gallery for their Winter Fiber Exhibition.
The colors in the dress are variations of stains that were the result of how long each filter sat with coffee grounds on a given day. (I did paint with the coffee in some spots to allow a better transition of ombré in the skirt of the dress).
The Coffee Dress is currently on display in Portsmouth, New Hampshire at the 100 Market Gallery for their Winter Fiber Exhibition.
While collecting the filters, I also experimented with manipulating them, folding, cutting and using placement to create various textural surfaces for the viewer to experience and reflect on.
About June Cruz And Her Line, Enamour Designs, Of Wearable Art And Fashion
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Instagram: @Everything_Enamour
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Site: Enamour.Wordpress.com
June’s wearable art is based on creating new textiles from existing objects, both found and fiber based. After years in the fashion industry, she is now striving to create clothing and accessories that highlight the need for reducing our footprint in the production process, as well as the beauty of upcycled and recycled objects.