Scapular Art Dress Recycled Vintage Slip

Description

I began making this series of dresses several years ago: they have been shown in art galleries and museums. You can see more at my website: rachelwright.net. I take a vintage nightgown or slip, then embellish it through appliqué with designs based on anatomical drawings. All of these pieces are one-of-a-kind.

This piece is called “Scapular” because of the wing-like velvet shoulder blades that grace the back. The slip is a rayon slip probably from the 50’s that I dyed a scarlet red. I then used a variety of different fabrics for the appliqué: velvet, silk for the many petaled breast & kidney, a recycled sari for the flower-heart, recycled leather for the tentacles on the bottom, and moiré silk for the vertebrae.

Measurements
Bust: 32”
Waist: 30”
Hips: 36”

Here is a quote from my artist statement on this series:
“The Dream Anatomy series explore these imagined realms inside the body. Because these garments are meant to be worn, the boundary between the internal and the external is blurred. The invisible is made visible: wear your inside on the outside. By using women’s slips and nighties, articles that were not originally intended for public life, I am playiing with the line between the public and the private arenas.”

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Added on Sep 06, 2009

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