Fragile Fashion
Stained glass dress
Double layered float glass with fabric inclusion, bullseye black structured glass, copper, tin.
Showcased at the Glass Fashion Show 2016 at the Corning Museum of Glass during the Glass Art Society Conference.
Showcased at the Glass Fashion Show 2016 at the Corning Museum of Glass during the Glass Art Society Conference.
Photograph: Marc Kiska
The story behind
For this project I created a wearable dress entirely out of stained glass that was showcased during the Glass Fashion Show at the Corning Museum of Glass in 2016.
I had prior interest and experience within clothing design before turning to glass. But the sewing process didn't quite agree with me. I found working with a sewing machine frustrating and felt unable to fully connect with fabric as a material.
When I heard about the Glass Fashion Show I found the perfect occasion to reconnect this old passion to my current glass work. The «Fragile Fashion» dress is 100% stained glass using the Tiffany technique, with over 250 pieces of glass soldered together. A whole panel in the back can be detached to allow me to sneak in, it's put back in place by inserting four metal sticks that cannot be seen. Using the fabric inclusion technique was a bit ironic, as the textile is there but not in contact with the skin, it's only use is to decorate the main element: glass.
I found that building a dress out of glass was more natural to my instinct than the use of a sewing machine.
I had prior interest and experience within clothing design before turning to glass. But the sewing process didn't quite agree with me. I found working with a sewing machine frustrating and felt unable to fully connect with fabric as a material.
When I heard about the Glass Fashion Show I found the perfect occasion to reconnect this old passion to my current glass work. The «Fragile Fashion» dress is 100% stained glass using the Tiffany technique, with over 250 pieces of glass soldered together. A whole panel in the back can be detached to allow me to sneak in, it's put back in place by inserting four metal sticks that cannot be seen. Using the fabric inclusion technique was a bit ironic, as the textile is there but not in contact with the skin, it's only use is to decorate the main element: glass.
I found that building a dress out of glass was more natural to my instinct than the use of a sewing machine.
