Stuck At Prom
Sarah T.
22 Rolls
108 Hours
Inspiration:
I hope to one day become a costumer and as I was looking for inspiration for this piece, I came across a 1940’s fashion plate. I fell in love with the silhouette, especially the large bow that compromised the neckline, and the chiffon pieces that created a widened hip. I thought about how I could achieve this with duck tape, and landed on Duck Brand packing tape (both normal and HD Clear). I made large swathes of clear tape panels to create the sleeves, hat and hip pads. I used the left over cardboard roll as the structured cuff, and bottom of the hat. I wanted to use as little “not tape” as possible so I also used the clear tape as a light lining layer for the entire piece. I wanted to make something that people would be surprised to learn was not Duck Tape, and make a futuristic dress. I figured if I was using Duck Tape I may as well make it as futuristic and fun as I could.
