University Presentation Showcase: Undergraduate Division
Midnight Woods
Presenter Hometown
Manchester, Kentucky
Major
Apparel Design and Merchandising
Department
Family and Consumer Sciences
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
Amber Chatelain
Mentor Department
Family and Consumer Sciences
Recommended Citation
Finley, Isabelle C. Ms. and Webb, Alexia C. Ms., "Midnight Woods" (2021). University Presentation Showcase Event. 14.
https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2021/undergraduate/14
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to learn how to achieve pleating methods. The design is bold and dramatic with lots of details and intricacies. The bodice of the dress is covered with small, black leaves that are hand painted with gold details and a glitter topcoat which makes the leaves stand out. At the bottom of the gown, we chose to use inverted box pleats. We chose these pleats because it made the skirt look very simple and elegant, as we did not want to take away from the boldness of the bodice. The bodice is certainly the star of the show in this design. We used stencils to cut out the leaves in black cardstock. Next, we hand painted gold detailing on the leaves with a very small paint brush. Then with a wider fan brush, we painted on a glittery top-coat which gave more dimension to the leaves and made them stand out more. We cut four large pieces of paper for the bottom of the dress and pleated them using the inverted box pleating method. We pinned the decorative leaves on the dress form according to the design that we had mapped out, and hot glued some of the paper pieces together to make the pieces lay as we wanted. Lastly, we pinned on the five pleated skirt sections. We made sure to give the left side of the garment a high slit, as we thought that it added the perfect amount of drama.
Presentation format
Art Exhibit
Midnight Woods
The purpose of this project is to learn how to achieve pleating methods. The design is bold and dramatic with lots of details and intricacies. The bodice of the dress is covered with small, black leaves that are hand painted with gold details and a glitter topcoat which makes the leaves stand out. At the bottom of the gown, we chose to use inverted box pleats. We chose these pleats because it made the skirt look very simple and elegant, as we did not want to take away from the boldness of the bodice. The bodice is certainly the star of the show in this design. We used stencils to cut out the leaves in black cardstock. Next, we hand painted gold detailing on the leaves with a very small paint brush. Then with a wider fan brush, we painted on a glittery top-coat which gave more dimension to the leaves and made them stand out more. We cut four large pieces of paper for the bottom of the dress and pleated them using the inverted box pleating method. We pinned the decorative leaves on the dress form according to the design that we had mapped out, and hot glued some of the paper pieces together to make the pieces lay as we wanted. Lastly, we pinned on the five pleated skirt sections. We made sure to give the left side of the garment a high slit, as we thought that it added the perfect amount of drama.
