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IRIS VAN HERPEN-INSPIRED COLLECTION: MEDUSA

For my Technical Illustration class, I was tasked with choosing a designer and drawing a 5-piece collection, both by hand and by using Illustrator. After conducting some research on Iris Van Herpen, I felt inspired by her multi-media ensembles and decided to empower women, just as she does, by creating a collection revolving around Medusa.

MY PROCESS

01 
CREATING A MOOD BOARD

For my collection, I wanted to confront and break down society's harmful image of Medusa. 

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02
CREATING A TREND BOARD

Reflecting my mood board and Medusa herself, I wanted scale mail to be a prominent staple in my collection. As a contrasting element and reference to Iris Van Herpen's style, I wanted organza to be another large trend in my collection.

03
CREATING AN INSPIRATION BOARD

When researching Iris Van Herpen's style, I created an inpiration board to sollidify my point of inpiration. I was sure to incorporate her malleable 3D printed artwork and free-flowing organza into my work.

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04

CONCEPT SKETCHING

I drew 20 sketches to flesh out different aspects of Medusa's evolution for my collection.

05 
ENSEMBLE 1
 

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My first look is meant to represent society's view on Medusa. 

06 
ENSEMBLE 2
 

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For my second ensemble, I wanted to flip perspectives and show how Medusa is trapped by society's expectations.

07 
ENSEMBLE 3
 

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For my third ensemble, this was supposed to be a turning point in the collection.

08 
ENSEMBLE 4
 

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For my fourth ensemble, this is a moment of "here I am" for Medusa.

09
ENSEMBLE 5
 

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For the fifth ensemble, it is a culmination of all the previous outfits and becomes a sense of self-actualization. 

FULL COLLECTION

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