THE BRIEF

URBAN HOLOGRAPHIC
Retrofuturism, Refraction and Mirroring of Light

INTRODUCTION

The Future mirrors the Past in RETROFUTURISM. Design rewinds to early space age.

Retrofuturism is a vision of the future from the past, which suddenly looks very contemporary - as in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Retrofuturism brings a curved form to design.

- Look at refraction and mirroring of light - use reflective fabrics and quilting as a repetative and holographic way of showing the nature of fragmentation as a whole.

- Become a cartographer and map the solar system with a matrix of quilting and repetition of techniques as a system of "new layering".

- Explore the Galaxy and image the contours of the planets.

We ask you to choose two planets and explore their personalities e.g. colours, contours, gases, moons, rings, enviroment and femininity or masculinity.

THE MISSION

Space tourism is considered the new form of travel and a space host of hostess is the ultimate in uniform chic.

You are asked to construct two outfits to give uniform a completely 'far out meaning'.

UNIFORM 1 - INNER PERSONA
This Structure will portray and reflect the planet that you were born under and its personality.

UNIFORM 2 - OUTER PERSONA
This Structure will reflect your preferred planet, its attributes and qualities that you admire.

THE STRATEGY

The FAD Judges are looking for an intelligent design that promotes the dignity of the wearer and relies on textile content as an integral part of your contempary, creative design.

- Explore new, experimental processes - as in the 1960's, a decade born of an illuminating space age when dresses and coats were cut to form sphere shapes and structured volumes.

- Hot planets may invite a heat treatment to be given to the fabrics e.g. laser. Cold planets will invite a cold treatment to be given to the fabrics, such as freezing.

- Clean structures panelled together in sections and lines of expressive, repetitive stitching, make a shape to contain and protect you from the climate of your planets.

- Flat pattern cutting will enable you to give your designs an unusual, creative twist.

THE LIST

THE LUMINARIES: Sun, Moon

THE PLANETS: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

THE SPACE TRAVELLER: Per Wimmer

THE DESIGNER: Andre Courreges, 1964 Moon Girl Look and 1968 Space Age Collection

THE ART: Op Art, Bridget Riley et Al

THE EPICENTRE: London and Paris and the Moon

THE YEARS: 1964-69

THE VEHICLE: Rocket or Scooter

THE MUSIC: Holst, The Planets, Jean Michel Jarre, Oxygene

THE FILM: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

THE UNIFORM: Air Stewardess meets Star Trek

THE DANCE: The Twist

THE BALLOON: Helium

THE PALETTE: Silver, Black, White and Grey plus the colour of your planets

THE SHAPE: Spherical

THE TOY: Slinky

THE BOOK: The Petit Prince – Antoine de Saint - Exupery

Download a complete PDF of the 2009 FAD Competition brief & guidelines here