ENTRY #2
CAPTURE YEAR: 2021
PREDICTION YEAR(S): 2040
PREDICTION YEAR(S): 2040
DESCRIPTION
INPUT PROMPT: “CREATE 2 OUTFITS, BOTH SET IN ALTERNATE REALITIES OF 2040. THE FIRST OUTFIT BASED IN A TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED 2040 AND THE SECOND BASED ONE WHERE MODERN TECHNOLOGY NEVER TOOK OFF. USE UPCYCLED AND NATURAL FABRICS.”
LOOK 1 FEATURES AN EXPERIMENTAL STYLE WIDE-SHOULDER BLAZER WITH AN ASYMMETRICAL HEM AND COLOR-MATCHING FLARED PANTS. THE JACKET ATTEMPTS TO MIMIC A DIGITAL RENDER THROUGH EXAGGERATED PROPORTIONS AT THE SHOULDERS AND UPPER BODY. ALTERNATIVELY, THE JACKET CAN BE WORN WITHOUT EXTENDING THE SHOULDERS FOR A MORE CASUAL LOOK. THIS ITEM IS CONSTRUCTED USING UPCYCLED MATERIALS FROM 5 DIFFERENT FABRICS INCLUDING 2 PAIRS OF PANTS AND A COAT. THESE FABRICS ARE STRATEGICALLY PLACED TO ACCENTUATE A SERIES OF SHARP DIAGONAL SEAMS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL TECH STYLING. ONE OF THE SEAMS THAT RUN ACROSS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY CONTAINS A HIDDEN INSET POCKET THAT USES A NUT AND BOLT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL BUTTON CLOSURE. THE FLARED DRESS PANTS ARE BELTED AND REUSE THE SAME HOUNDSTOOTH FABRIC SEEN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE JACKET WHICH CREATES A TETRIS-LIKE ILLUSION WHEN WORN TOGETHER. WHILE FITTED AT THE WAIST, THESE PANTS CONTAIN AN EXAGGERATED FLARE IN ORDER TO COMPLEMENT THE TOP HALF OF THE JACKET'S SILHOUETTE, PROVIDING A BALANCED OVERALL LOOK.
LOOK 2 CONSISTS OF AN OVERSIZED TWO-TONE PONCHO AND A PAIR OF CROPPED WOOL TROUSERS WITH AN ATTACHED WOOL SKIRT. INSTEAD OF USING PREMIUM FABRICS, MUSLIN AND POPLIN ARE USED TO CREATE THE TOP HALF OF THE OUTFIT. THE PONCHO TOP FEATURES A CONTRASTING COLORWAY, LARGE 3/4 ARM-LENGTH SLEEVES WITH SNAP CLOSURES, AND A HIDDEN INSET TUBE POCKET AT THE FRONT. THE BACK OF THE PONCHO FEATURES A GRAPHIC MADE BY SPLICING AND REARRANGING A GRAPHIC FROM AN OLD T-SHIRT. BOTH SKIRT AND PANTS ARE BOTH MADE FROM WOOL TO PROVIDE MORE STRUCTURE BUT ARE LEFT UNLINED FOR BREATHABILITY. THE SKIRT FEATURES A DOUBLE DART AT KNEE LENGTH AND 2 HORIZONTAL HIP DARTS AT THE BACK TO BETTER CONTOUR THE BODY. THIS SKIRT ALSO DETACHES FROM THE PANTS AND CAN BE WORN SEPARATELY, PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE STYLE FOR THE OUTFIT. THE WOOL PANTS ARE CROPPED JUST BELOW THE CALVES AND FEATURE FAUX CUFFS AT THE HEMS. THE WIDE DRAPEY LOOK IS ACHIEVED THROUGH 2 SETS OF LARGE DOUBLE PLEATS ON EACH LEG WHICH ALLOW FOR AN EXTREMELY LOOSE FIT.
LOOK ONE
LOOK TWO
