Adrian Baduria

APHRODITE'S 'Coat of Arms'

APHRODITE XO - Outfit 1Undergarment - Partial Cable Knit Mini Dress.Overcoat: Jumbo Crochet Overcoat

“Aphrodite’s Coat of Arms explores the life of the Goddess and her life as a mother. Using colours that symbolizes herself and colours symbolizing her son Eros, I wanted to create a cohesive piece that intertwines the two together. The outfit consist of two pieces, a mini knit dress and a bulky crochet overcoat. The minidress I created was made using partial cable and stockinette, the partial cables adds a feeling of nakedness which is often how she is depicted as, but with it being pink and white you get a sense of purity and innocence. The Overcoat ‘Coat of Arms” is a heavy bulky coat, using colours of pink, purple, white and coral. The heaviness of the coat is intentional, it is to represent the overbearing responsibilities she has to face as mother and the death of her son, this is shown in the muted purple which almost favours a grey colour, it contrasts with the light colours to show that not all stories have a happy ending. (Gollnick, 1992)”