Atomic Bomb
The exploded effect of these puffed-up silhouettes is achieved by stuffing necklines with silk party decorations such as balloons and festoons. All the designs were shown twice: first in 'blown-up' form, and then without the colourful stuffing. The cloths suddenly appear empty, oversized, and less frivolous, leaving an a excess of loose hanging material that produces new draperies. The twofold nature of each creation arose from our mood in the last year before the millennium. Was the end of the world nearing, as Nostradamus had predicted, or would the end of 1999 be Prince's endless party?
Russian Doll
In the winter of 1999 we appeared on the cat walk ourselves to dress a single model, Maggie Rizer, in nine layers of jewel encrusted dresses. After each layer, the small pedestal on which Maggie stood would rotate, giving the audience an opportunity to see a particular set on her before the next layer was laid on. When the final veil had been draped around her, Maggie was carrying approximately 70 kilos of richly decorated textures on her shoulders.
We intended this presentation as an ode to exclusivity and unavailability, the things that give fashion its aura. Once occluded by the next layer, the previous layer remained present on stage, but impossible for the audience to see.
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