Dress as ornament

Date
2002
Authors
Lau, Kim
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Joseph, Frances
Crowe, Deborah
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Thesis
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Master of Art and Design
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Auckland University of Technology
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The approach to 'Dress as Ornament' is a specific focus on a subject that is broad and diverse. It is about design in dress as a messenger for the idea of excess through the details of ornamentation and focuses on the exploration of materials and techniques as a way of understanding and articulating a conceptual basis for ornamentation of dress. The approach taken has utilised the elements of ornamentation as integral to the structure and very fabric of dress, rather than a more traditional application added to an existing surface. It also examines the nature of ornament - what ornament is and defines what constitutes the ornate.

The format of the thesis is an exhibition of a collection of garments and a written exegesis.

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Dress , Ornament
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