Adrian Baduria

APHRODITE'S 'Fallen Dove'

APHRODITE XO - Outfit 3 - Full length knit dress

“One of the main animals that represent Aphrodite is the dove, a creature of purity and freedom. Doves were said a guide for the Goddess’ heavenly chariot (Clark, 2015) . Also in the Syrian iteration of Aphrodite known as Ashtarte, she was said to have been hatched from an egg and nursed by the heavenly doves of life (Albertz, 2012). For this garment I created a full length form fitted dress. To create the idea of feathers I decided to create a ruffles through partial knit; with the machine I manipulated the pieces to distort the shape and to attach it all together I used rehanging skills to create a draped look. In the side seams on the top I also added ruffles on the side seams to add an illusion of wings. As for the colour palette I decided to use two different shades of purple, the first being a royal purple to show how ascended from the kingdom in the heavens, and the second purple being a muted tone to create a contrast and depth to the opposing purple. I also incorporated white to resemble the purity of the dove. ”