2007-maia-van-daele-fashion
technical description

Black cotton sleeveless mini dress featuring a red and white contrasting abstract jacquard pattern, soft square neckline, side flounces on the hips and hanging flounce ribbons. Worn under a cape positioned like a hat and made of black jacquard cotton with a geometric pattern.

Size 1650x650x250mm, 2000 gr., 2007

concept

Sourcing inspiration from pictures of Mexican girls’ rodeos was the main inspiration for this collection. Maïa wanted to put aside romanticism to find ironic ways of wearing trimmings. She also wanted to use large amounts of fabric to overload and saturate her outfits. Looking at female icons like Calamity Jane and Frida Kahlo she worked on re-inventing cowboys' and riders' garments.

tags
Calamity Jane, Cowboy, Frida Kahlo, Horse Riders, Irony, Mexican Rodeo
year
2007
category
Fashion
object type
Dress, Stockings, Cape, Dress shoes
historical summary

ITS Contest Application year: 2007
Application area: Fashion
Collection shortlisted as a Finalist

techniques
Ruffling
colors
Black, Red, White
materials
Cotton, Leather, Lycra
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