Lou Flux

I adore smocking and Lou Flux's creations are simply stunning. She was featured by the wonderful Selvage Magazine this spring doing online courses for people to learn this traditional textile manipulation.

Adelaide Cioni II

Five Geometric Songs by Adelaide Cioni, with music by Dom Bouffard, is a performance piece where the costumes of Adelaide are bought to life by five dancers. 

Each costume is designed  around a geometric shape.  Adelaide Cioni’s geometric shapes move, multiply and interact with the fabrics, transforming the stage into an immersive environment. The pattern becomes a visible rhythm, a drawing composing a dynamic visual song.

‘Patterns are the visualisation of a rhythm in space. This rhythm takes on different shapes and colours to express the different vibrations of whoever is creating it. And it is repetitive and constant because that is the basis of life. The heart and our internal organs are repetitive and constant. They are the bass line of our existence. So, patterns are a portrayal of the bass line of our existence. Making or drawing a pattern is like singing a song. Projecting out your own rhythm, your own vibration. To see it double itself, to have confirmation of your being real.’ Adelaide Cioni

Pantovola I

"Mixed media sculpture telling the story of opposites. The poles that seem un-unitable, united in one dress, to be worn by one person. On the one side the story of the Apocalypse, or Book of Revelation, and on the other side “Song of Solomon” are hand sewn onto the Victorian dress. For this I used a sixteenth century book of the New Testament. A ‘wound’ of red beads surrounded by animal skin is sewn onto the Apocalypse sleeve, beehives, beeswax and bees are placed on the side of Solomon". Pantovola

Pantovola is a mixed media artist who has worked across many media including ceramics, paper maché, textiles and painting.  I adore her re-worked vintage dresses and the way she uses them to tell stories.

Andrey Bartenev

 

Costume by the incredible Andrey Bartenev (Андрей Бартенев).

Sachaluna

 

The joy of foraging and creating textiles using natural dyes is captured in the work of Sachaluna.

Maquimalo マキマロ

 

Garments made with craftsmanship and love, to order! Slow fashion at its best by Maquimalo.

Yuri Noritake

 

The exquisite appliqués of Japanese artist Yuri Noritake.