Adrian Baduria

APHRODITE'S 'Garden'

APHRODITE XO - Outfit 5Top - Crochet Corset TopBottom: Asymmetrical Satin Skirt

“The flowers that represent Aphrodite are wisteria and roses. Wisteria is flower grown from a hanging shrub, flower grows in long length if massive bundles, it is said to represent immortality and connection to the afterlife (Penglase, 1997). The rose is symbolizes a gift given to her by Adonis, her lover, he was mortal being that the Goddess fell in love with. The rose got its colour from Adonis’ death, this tragedy was one of the most heartbreaking moments in her life (Shakespeare, 2000) . To represent this in a garment, I decided to create a crochet top and a satin skirt. The crochet top was made to represent wisteria, I created multiple rya knots throughout the piece creating the same shrub like effect of wisteria and for the colours I incorporated most colours found in this collection. As for the skirt I used pattern drafting and textile manipulation to create a rose like shape, the hole in the skirt create a blossoming illusion and for the colour I used a pale solid lavender to contrast with the bright colours of the top piece.”