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Supernova

Designer:
Gill Saunders
,
New Zealand

A star explodes in a far-off galaxy.

Year
2016
Section Theme
University
Winner of the Award
Supreme WOW Award
Winner of the Award
Avant-garde Section
Supernova, Gill Saunders, New Zealand
Supernova, Gill Saunders, New Zealand

About the garment

Supernova was inspired by the texture and colours of Thierry Mugler’s Chimera dress and the iridescent spiny fins of the Hippocampus from the Percy Jackson movie The Sea of Monsters and some incredible N.A.S.A images taken by the Hubble telescope. Once all these elements were combined Supernova was brought to life. The large gems represent new stars being born and the dark shadows represent deep space.

The MAterials

Made from recycled leather, gems, marker pen ink. Each scale was individually cut, shaded with marker pens and then hand sewn onto the garment. Each gem had its sticky backing removed and then glued on by hand.

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Garment in the making

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Garment in the making

The Designer

Name
Gill Saunders
Country
New Zealand
University
Background

Gill is a multi-faceted artist who has worked across furnishing textile design, theatre design and wearable art. Gill has entered the WOW Competition nearly every year since 2000!

Judges comments

Supernova was praised for the design innovation, the construction quality and vibrant stage presence in performance.
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