On September 1st the Gold and Silversmithing students from ANU School of Art conducted a fashion show that featured a fantastic array of individually designed body ornaments.
In collaboration with a local boutique fashion store, the "Department of the Exterior," the students researched and drew on several high-end Australian fashion labels, such as Dogstar, High Tea With Mrs Woo, Ess Hoshika, Mild Red, Skin and Thread, Material By Product and more.
Showcasing the new Spring/Summer 09 season from the fashion labels, paired shrewdly with the best of the designed pieces, the Crowned and Bound fashion show brought a piece of the international fashion sphere into the heart of Canberra.
The turn out was amazing, with over 500 attendees, dining on the happily donated food and sponsored refreshments from China Plate Seafood Restaurant and ...., both local Canberra businesses that generously gave to support the event.
Danielle Kathleen featured five pieces in total, following an design of then, flowing lines and natural leaf and flower-like shapes. Titled the "Wind in the Reeds" series, the pieces included a bangle, collar, headpiece and two rings. Inspiration for the series came from the label "High Tea with Mrs Woo," and the image of a Japanese lotus garden that the label recalled to Danielle Kathleen, herself.
Following is a link to several images from the show, as well as a review of the exhibition.
Out In Canberra.com.au
http://www.outincanberra.com.au/articles/canberrasmetalsmithingstudentsshowgold
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