Final Fight

The group altered a hood pattern found online and cut the pieces from a pair of jeans. Before sewing the pieces together, the group repaired a small hole in the jeans using a contrasting red thread to highlight the repair. The hood is finished with a satin lining sourced from an unwanted dress. The same red thread was used to topstitch the hood and to create an intricate machine embroidered detail using. The topstitching and embroidered detail feature throughout the outfit creating a cohesive design feature. The group made a knotted button and corded some wool to create a fastener for the hood. 

The top was created from fabric harvested from another pair of jeans, the group kept the studded design feature already in the jeans, carefully cutting the pattern pieces so that the lines of studs would sit at the sides of the top. The top has corset lacing at the front and at the back, making it adjustable for many wearers. The halterneck strap was harvested from the embroidered sleeve of the satin dress.  Triangular panels are added to the front to create V-shaped style lines at the bottom of the corset. The corset is finished with a red top-stitch, echoing the design feature on the hood. 

To create the skirt, this group cut V-shaped sections from the inside legs of a pair of linen trousers, adding the cut sections to the waistband continuing the V-shaped style line of the top. A section of the satin dress was attached as a bottom layer to the skirt. Each item is hemmed using the red top-stitching technique. 

The utility belt was created from the studded jeans. The group aligned the studs carefully when cutting the pieces to create a clever design feature along the waist band, by joining two triangular patches at the centre front, carrying through the V-shaped style line and adding to the layered effect of the skirt. 

The group added pockets and flaps to the utility belt made from the legs of the jeans. They used the already existing hem at the bottom of the leg as the top of the pocket. The same machine embroidered detail features on the triangular points of the belt, echoing the detail on the hood.

The arm bracers are squares of denim, topstitched and machine embroidered, with corded wool and buttons attached creating a V-shaped when they are worn. The leg warmers are triangles of the satin dress which are designed to tie at the ankle covering the shoes. The outfit is accessorised with a matching denim bag, handmade earrings and a handmade necklace with a miniature jar containing a dried mayfly found by the group in the storage room of one of their houses. 

The group looked into silk protection processes highlighting the impact on ecosystems by the silkworms being removed.