Adrian Baduria

APHRODITE'S 'Ocean'

APHRODITE XO - Outfit 4Mid length - Knit Dress

“The ocean is a significant part of Aphrodites whole aesthetic, in many painting iterations you see her rising from the sea foam, accompanied by iconography of the ocean like shells, fish, and water. In the greek iteration (most famous) the ocean is said to be the birthplace of the Goddess, many things found in the ocean came from her such as pearls which is considered an aphrodisiac (Cyrino 2012) . So for this garment I want to create an image of a dress surrounded with coral and shells. This garment mainly use draping techniques in which I knit separate piece which I then manipulate onto the base dress. As a result the garment had a seductive charm to it, it is subtle yet daring. As for the colour palette I used coral colour and white tones to mimic the coral reefs in the ocean.”