a past to present silhouette.

For this weeks fashion drawing assignment we studied the idea of fashion silhouettes. The requirements for the assignment were to research a past fashion figure that we found inspiring or interesting and in paper render the silhouette of our chosen figure. Using that constructed historic silhouette, the next step was to develop our own modern silhouette inspired by the historic figure. Once developing our modern silhouette we were to render this character in 5 different poses and then compile the final 5 silhouettes on one large sheet of paper (while paying attention to our composition).

For my historic figure I chose the Egyptian Goddess Isis. I was drawn to the extremities that extended from her body, such as the feathers and the 'antler-like' object on her head. I believed these objects would make an interesting and geometric silhouette that I could easily relate to a current fashion figure. When developing my fashion silhouette I played with the feathers as inspiration and placed them on the head of my character. The geometric aspect of my historic character and the extremities that extend from the body influenced the very structured clothing I dressed my figure in. Within a fashion figure the face is an important platform for expression and way to evoke the mood of a collection, which is why I felt it was important to have one of my five silhouettes be a detail of my fashion figures' face. This also allowed me to clarify the feather headpiece.