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Black/Blue Bodice and Skirt from a Travelling Brunswick Day to Evening Reversible Ensemble
Anne Bissonnette, Canada, Alberta, Edmonton, 2013.
Nylon, polyester batting, elastic, buttons, hooks and eyes.
The garment, cotton jersey shirt and leather boots are on loan courtesy of Anne Bissonnette.
Photographs by Anne Bissonnette©. Model Jeannie Vandekerkhove.
THIS GOAL OF THE FIVE PIECE ENSEMBLE WAS TO CREATE A VERSATILE WINTER TRAVEL WARDROBE THAT IS COMFORTABLE, EASILY MAINTAINED, BEAUTIFUL AND CAN BE WORN INDOORS AND OUTDOORS AND FROM DAY TO EVENING REQUIRING MINIMAL ADDED ITEMS. DESIGNED FOR AIRLINE TRAVEL, THE SKIRT ACTS LIKE A BLANKET WITH DUAL-SIZED ANCHORS AT THE WAISTBAND TO ADDRESS THE ABDOMEN’S EXPANSION WHILE SEATED. THE QUILTED NYLON PROTECTS FROM THE ELEMENTS AND FROM CREASING, CAN BE SPOT CLEANED, MACHINE CLEANED OR THE GARMENT CAN BE REVERSED IN CASE OF SOILING. THE QUILTED AND SHAPED BODICE PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR THE BREASTS, WHICH CAN ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR A BRA. TIES CAN BE LOOSENED TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH.
To learn more about this design access the
2013 ITAA Design Competition Proceedings
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Misfits: Bodies, Dress and Sustainability
Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Josée Chartrand, Meg Furler, Yara Sayegh, and Patricia Siferd co-curators.
April 12 to September 13, 2017
This exhibition is part of the undergraduate course “Material Culture and Curatorship” (HECOL 668) in the Department of Human Ecology
Cite this page (bibliography):
Bissonnette, Anne, and Josée Chartrand, Meg Furler, Yara Sayegh, Patricia Siferd. “Bodice Pattern Grading.” Misfits: Bodies, Dress and Sustainability, Exhibitions,