Before it became a necessity in everyday life, underwear used to have a specific function: body contortion. This simply means that it is used to make a woman’s body more attractive by tucking in the waist and enabling her to straighten her back. With time various fabrics such as satin, lace, cotton, and silk were introduced. Women desired these styles because it looks sexier and feels more comfortable. While underwear might be a necessity today, there’s no doubt that certain styles are sexier than others. Thus, there are many categories of underwear based on its width at the side, height, and amount of rear coverage. The most popular style today is the Brief. It provides full coverage to the rear. A classic brief will have sides extending above the hip. Other subcategory of the brief includes boy leg (inspired by men’s underwear) and control panties (alluding to a slimmer appearance). Briefs also rise to just below the navel and have a tight-fitted feel.
The Nana Pant
Our task this week was to 'Decorate or Integrate' the generic 'nana' brief. This inevitable meant the over ornamentation of manipulated fabrics and enhancing techniques. I decided to focus on decorating rather than integrating, as I have had little practice of such embellishing methods. 'The Art of Manipulating Fabric' was introduced to us during the class workshop with Liam. My initial impression of the brief was for it to be sleek and smooth to sit closely to the body, hidden underneath clothing and minimizing bulk. When faced with the challenge to excessively enhance the generic brief shape, I became vacant form the limitless possibilities for my design. Within Liam's workshop we were free to discover new ways of creating a number of decretive techniques, as well as integrated. The hand out Liam provided us with proved for much needed reference, from this I manipulate basic methods to form new and interesting samples using different fabrics and machine finishes. His motivation and knowledge for this aspect of design has inspired me to dig deep into the land of decoration.
Victor & Rolf Spring 2010 Ready-to-Wear
(above image from:http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2010RTW-VIKROLF viewed 29/3/10)
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