Lydia Hann II

Details of Lydia Hann's 'Wooden Maria' by Carol-Ann Duffy. This costume a dress has digital prints of carp hand embellished with sequins.

"Maria is a princess in trouble, running from an unwanted engagement, with the help of four impossible dresses. A 1950's crinoline provides unexpected buoyancy as she sets sail with the help of the glittering fishes. Combining digital textiles with the glamorous silhouette hints at otheworldliness, contrasting with Maria's scrappy pragmatic personality."

Lydia Hann

Above: photograph by Christina Kai-lan Arbenz, Below: photograph by Laurence Winram 

Lydia Hann 's costume creations from a project based on 'Galoshins'; a Scottish folk play tied to the Halloween and Hogmanay tradition of guising. The costumes are created to look naive and homespun. Exaggerated silhouettes old knitting and masks conceal the players identity from his audience.

Above: Lydia's model Elspeth Chapman relaxing between shows in her base layer of body morphing costume.