The objective of this project is to increase awareness of the use of elements within design of all objects. My element of design is texture. Texture is the way something feels to the touch, but there are also other ways of using texture. A texture may be "implied"; which means you can see it, but the way it feels may not correspond to what you see. With this project, I collected 10 photos from the non-fashion world and corresponded them with a "texture word", then I related that image to one in the fashion/apparel world.
1.
This image of a latte immediately made me think of a creamy texture. Lattes are creamy in color as well as the way that they feel when you drink them. When looking for a fashion image, I saw this Michael Kors Fall/Winter 2010 Fur jacket, sweater, and boots and thought that the colors and texture of the jacket fit perfectly with a creamy latte.Outfit photo: www.style.com
2.
Lace doilies are mainly used for decoration purposes, but can sometimes be used to steady a vase on a table, or be used under a teacup and saucer for elegance. No matter how you use them, the word "delicate" comes to mind when you think about the way doilies feel. This word corresponded perfectly to this Dolce & Gabbana lace and mesh dress in the fall/winter 2010 collection.
Outfit Photo: www.style.com
Bubbles have a glossy, transparent feel and texture. Though they may pop at the touch, the way they look has an "implied" glossiness. Alexander Mcqueen's spring 2010 collection was about the evolution of humans into sea creatures, and I believe that this outfit, particularly the top's construction implies a glossy texture as well.
Outfit Photo: www.style.com
Bubbles Photo: http://discoursology.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/bubbles.jpg
4.
When people think of cake, they normally think of the delicate frosting and details, but when I saw this picture of a cake, it was so tall, I immediately thought of it as being lofty and intimidating in it's feel and heaviness. I then saw this Dior Spring 2009 couture design and thought, "wow, what a gorgeous, feminine dress", but I know it must weigh a ton and the design structure is intimidating, so "lofty" also describes it's texture well.
Outfit Photo: www.style.com
Cake Photo: http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2009/07/25/cake-of-the-week-marie-antoinette-wedding-cake
5.
Chanel's Spring 2010 show consisted of models walking on grass in a man-made pasture, in earthy dresses in neutral tones. These hay bales are also of the earth, and hay has a very scratchy feel. This particular dress has raffia detailing, which fit perfectly with the scratchy texture of the hay.
Outfit photo: www.style.com
6.
I wanted to use animals for this project, because their fur,scales, and feathers all have such extraordinary textures. The yak is quite a furry beast, and because of all of this extra fur is able to keep warm for the winter months. I think Karl Lagerfeld was channeling a yak when he was creating the Chanel fall/winter 2010 collection. These suits have a completely furry texture like the yak that keep the wearer very warm, but yes, are quite funny.
Outfit Photo: www.style.com
Yak Photo: http://users.tmok.com/~yak/yak.gif
7.
These ankle boots from Alexander McQueen's Spring 2010 collection have a very bumpy, almost scaly texture. It was quite easy to pair them with the scale-y texture of a fish's body.
Outfit Photo: www.style.com
8.
When you think of a crow, it is not a seemingly "fluffy" bird. All black in color, with a very sharp beak, sharp talons, and pointy feathers. This is why "sharp" seemed to be a very appropriate word to describe it's texture. Dsquared2's fall/winter 2010 collection consists of mostly all black ensembles. This one-shoulder dress is sharp in design, and the shoulder detailing made me think of the sharp texture of the crow's feathers. Even the one sleeve and glove relates to the crow's sharp black beak.
Outfit photo: www.style.com
9.
Coffee filters have a very crisp, paper-like texture. The way every fold feels exactly like the next one echoes the crisp, perfect feel. This Victor and Rolf Black tulle dress from the fall/winter 2010 collection perfectly embodies that same crisp-ness. Tulle has an almost paper-like feel to it as well, it is not the least bit soft and is always perfect.
Outfit Photo: www.style.com
Coffee filter Photo: http://www.coffeemakersetc.com/images/Paper_Filters.jpg
10.
I can think of no other way to describe the texture of bones except "structured". They are not soft, or light, and the way that they look and fit together is indeed, structured. Dsquared2's fall/winter 2010 shoes all have heels resembling spinal columns. It is not just the heel that has this structured texture, but the rest of the shoe seems boxy and hard as well.
Outfit Photo: www.style.com
I hope you have enjoyed this project, and hopefully you can see a little into the way I view texture in the apparel and non-apparel world.
-Aubrey Busek
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