I think in order to keep things simple, I would like to look at the main styles of lolita and potentially narrow my exploration down to a single style in order to prevent spanning out over too much material. Off the top of my head, I know that there are three main lolita styles - Classical, Gothic and Sweet.
FASHION ELEMENTS:
- The lolita's ensemble consists of a blouse - often with flared/puff sleeves or buttoned cuffs, a mid-length skirt or jumper-skirt (must end just above the knee and not higher), a fluffy/poofy A-line or Bell-shaped petticoat, knee socks or tights, mary janes, chunky heeled, or wedge shoes, and some form of head accessory (from bows to headbands to bonnets).
- These components create a very distinctive silhouette. Lolita is defined by the fluffy 'cupcake' shape that the skirt and petticoat create. This creates a potential for shape language for the animated portion of the assignment, which may help if the direction becomes more abstract.
- The lolita's appearance plays on the idea of 'the princess pining for her prince', and has a very 'doll-like' appeal. These could lend to potential narratives or themes.
- Other features of the lolita style are whimsical prints, color palettes, lace and elegance - all components that I can play around with in order to help create a final imge or product.
- The history of the lolita seems to draw a lot from fashion choices of influential musicians, and may count as a 'copy culture' that held to the ideals and themes of those musicians.
- Dane has suggested that I look into the physical aspect in order to tie the two mediums together. He has suggested that I look into the physical process of creating an outfit (i.e dressmaking) and perhaps applying the concepts of animation to that, or vice versa. I have been struggling to find a way to tie both fashion and animation together, so this idea of the physical component could be what I need to look into in order to begin really creating my brief.
I feel at this point that I want to create a bunch of small things, documenting my process and turning my mistakes and experiments into completed pieces for display. I have also considered exploring things such as the concept of play or emotion or aesthetic in order to tie the mediums together.
RESEARCH TOPICS:
- Dressmaking - there are plenty of tutorials and patterns for the lolita who wants to make her own clothes.
- Kinetic Fashion - What kind of things have people already done with movement/animation and fashion?
- Principles of Lolita and Animation - What kind of rules and guidelines can I set for myself in order to stay true to the fashion style/animation? What is similar? What is different?
At this point I feel like it would be best to educate myself on as much as possible before I begin to write up my brief.
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