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Project POW: Felis Femina

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DO NOT CRITIQUE BEFORE ENTIRELY READING THE DESCRIPTION.

"Boy am I nervous. I LOVE the garment, but I hope it's what they're looking for." - My commentary as the look goes down the runway.

Challenge:

"For this week, we're asking you to design an outfit for an extremely fashionable lady. Basically, she's been invited to a costume party, but this woman is NOT the kind to go out of her way to look stupid in a costume. So your brief is to design something that could pass as a costume, but still looks stylish. We're looking for costuminess just as much as fashionability, so make sure the character she's dressed as is pretty obvious, but chic."

Inspiration:

Yes, I decided on sticking with "Catwoman" (note the quotation marks). I did a lot of research on catwoman and decided that I'm not going to remake her tacky leather fighting outfit. I decided to zoom in on her real desires....

She is always a woman in the dark... and she also has a love for the finer things in life like fur, sparkles, gems, glam. So I went with primarily black materials including rich (but thin) silk chiffons, fur (real... she doesn't really care that she kills things), and for the bit of glitz, highly metallized leather (used in the gloves and boots).

For make-up, cats always had a face that reminded me of, indeed, Japanese stylization (sorry Chris... it's not like I copied you, I had the idea even before you posted your look). I went with an all-white face with an onyx stripe going over the ocular area (creative/costumey substitution for sunglasses because she lives in darkness). And to add the final touch, Japan inspired red-medium lip.

I questioned, "Is my garment costumey enough?" Then I realized, I don't feel I need to create a costumey garment. I stylized with more egregious aspects as to make it look more costumey... but in all, I feel this is couture.

Garment: Felis Femina

- Silk chiffon cascade dress.
- Over-the-shoulder fur shawl with diamonds and magenta broach.
- Highly metallized leather gloves and button-and-laced boots.
- Old world Gothic peruque.
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Model
HP pstc5100
Date Taken
Mar 20, 2007, 9:21:13 PM
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forneverever's avatar
Congrats on the win, I knew it would be yours :)! <3