The show was a good insight into the realisation of my ideas. But now they have to come alive. I could see the fit and movement on someone in a wheelchair and gain feedback into how to develop. Fitting is something I definintely need to work on. I will work on choosing the right models for the final show and from early on listening to their needs. Which are individual to the persons disability, and general in terms of accessifying fashion.
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THE SUIT is something I need to dig into. The smallest of details can mean the biggest changes. Simply the length changed, or singe or double breasted, can have a completely different audience. God is in the details, as they say. I will look into existing suit brands to analyse the differences and possibilities.
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WHAT IS A FORMAL WARDROBE? is another reasearch route. What is it in 2018 and what will it be? Has it really even changed? And does it need to?
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Finally, DISABILITY LOCALLY. My current research forms around knowledge of my brother and home life. I know want to reach out to Amsterdam and Netherlands based models and brands to gain insight into what is needed, and how it can be done. Many seem to tell me that looking as "normal" as possible is a goal of everyday disabled person. Whatever normal may be?
GOING FORWARD
I have chosen the KNITTING SPECIALISATION which will help me in developing knits for movement to be incorporated in the suit. I would like to have them "blend in"with the suit. For example, have knit with pin stripes
