2022-yudai-tanaka-anna-sugiura-tanaka-vest
technical description

Wearable tent composed of recycled down and cotton/nylon fabric dyed in six primary colours, for leisure and outdoor activities. The tent features attachments for a wide range of single items, each representing a character with a snap button to play and attach freely.

concept

Yudai and Anna created a collection of wearable toys. The theme of this project is the fusion of character expression and outdoor wear. Using illustrations from picture books in the field of mental health healing, meant to cure people's hearts regardless of age. An ongoing collection is being developed of vests, skirts, caps, shoes and other items for leisure and the outdoor using recycled down. Each item has a snap button to play and attach each character freely, allowing the wearer to take their favorite character with them or not, placing it where they like, depending on their mood.

tags
Fantastic Worlds, Mental Illness, Playfulness, Puffer jacket, Recycling, Self-Expression, Transformable, Videogames, Wearable toys
year
2022
category
Fashion
object type
Jacket
historical summary

ITS Contest Application year: 2022
Application area: Fashion
Collection shortlisted as a Finalist

techniques
Recycling, Wadding
colors
Multicolor
materials
Down, Nylon, Snap Buttons
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