Breathe: Adaption Cloak; Reflection:


Again with this section of Breathe it has been really interesting to be able to experiment an be more creative than in some previous projects that we have done.
Adapting the cloak was much more of a problem solving project as I did find it quite hard to get past the initial blocky look of the decoration on the fur as it looked to much like the original coat not like a hunter.
After putting the garment on the stand, I could see were the problem lay with the garment. The front edges of the cloak were far to neat and straight. From here I draped netting along the  front edge of the cloak to break up the front line. This made a huge difference to the final look of the garment.

Also because of the nature of the piece that the cloak would be in arm holes were created in the sides of the garment to make it much easier for the performer to wear and dance in.
A new popper is needed to secure the cloak at the front as the one originally in the garment was far to fiddly and insecure. This will have to be done at a later stage as the poppers could not be sourced at this time. The garments need to be easy for the children to dress them selves in as they will be doing it on their own.