More than a simple dress..

Fashion is so much more than just making garments. Fashion is a form of art which gives you the ability to combine many of your interests and loves. One of my loves since high school has been engineering. After a year of studying at the Fashion Communication program of Ryerson University i learned how to combine my two loves, fashion and engineering. 

This dress has 4 circular vinyl pieces which spin around with the help of 4 battery powered gear motors.

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Using a lot of equipment from Home Depot, a small electronic shop at College and Spadina and fabric stores, i was able after a week of hard work to put this dress together and showcase it at the second Wearable Art Show.

The 2 gear motors in front of the chest had 60rpm (rounds per minute), so when the model breathes and her chest moves it will not affect the spinning of the circular panel.

The other 2 gear motors wear 100rpm.

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 Using a lot of techniques which i learned from my first year in Design class i was able to sew the vinyl pieces together and create the circular panels. 

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Fashion gives you the ability to challenge yourself and your creativity, to push your imagination to its limits and create something beautiful.

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