Adrian Baduria

APHRODITE'S 'Armour'

APHRODITE XO - Outfit 2 - Asymmetrical Knit Dress

“I was mainly inspired by her Arabic iteration otherwise known as Ishtar, like Aphrodite a goddess of sexuality, and beauty Ishtar is also a warrior Goddess. She became a warrior to avenge the death of her son (Albertz 2012). For this garment I created a midi asymmetrical dress using knit techniques. Since this garment is supposed to favour an armour suit I created depth and dimension by adding multiple layers of different stitch types. The long asymmetrical piece on the skirt was made using partial cables and with it layered over a regular knit piece it looks like an armoured battle piece. I then hand stitched a long stripped piece on the body to create and aran like texture, adding this on the seams made it more intricate and armour like. To finish it I closed it with a zipper that run down the upper back of the dress. For the colour scheme I decided to keep it solid pink to show femininity and elegance of the female warrior.”