Breakdown of the dress and the progress
The whole look aims to remind people how beautiful and important the night is to us, and at the same time reach out to people who have issues sleeping. It aims to depict the night sky.
To start off, I used a silky dark blue material to create the bustier and skirt. At the left side of the skirt is a shiny purple material sewn in a fluid shape that lengthens to reach the ground. Within it are several dried purple flowers that give off scent, blue led lights and silver patches. The same silver patches can be found at the bottom of the skirt as well. The making of these silver patches are rather interesting; I used silver thread and joined them to hold as a patch by sewing it between water soluble material, dissolving and drying them after. Lastly, the blue blinking led lights connected to a motherboard known as Lily pad has been coded using Arduino to blink. It is within the shiny purple material at the side of the skirt and can be seen as stars in the night sky.
In addition, there is a holographic flower at the side of the skirt that represents lavender.
The last part would be the head piece where I have sewn in a fluid shape that matches with the shiny purple material at the side of the skirt.
Meaning behind the dress
Why did i choose to do on a dress that reaches out to people with Insomnia that fuses with purpose of reminding everyone to rest at night?
Because Night is so important to us:
- Night is so important to us as it is the only time when everyone gets a complete good nights rest, gather our energy, for hustle and bustle the next day.
- Sleepless nights are a very common thing for me. It feels terrible trying so hard to sleep, especially when you have to wake up early the next day. My days get horrible when I get little sleep at night. However, on days I can’t sleep, are also days I started to appreciate the night. It is the time of the day when everything is so peaceful and tranquil, when there is no crowd to squeeze with, when we can disconnect from the busy life we have in the day.
- It is the time of the day when we inevitably think and reflect on our lives, and I feel these small moments as such that we have with ourselves are so important to us, as human beings- for self reflection, and self love.
- To me, night is when we get the rest we all deserve everyday, it is a reminder for us humans to rest. People may get too caught up in the hustle bustle in the day that we neglect the rest we should get at night, night is a reminder for us to rest.
- Don’t forget to rest, your body needs a break! Remember to care for yourself, and love yourself!
Lavender:
Research shows that lavender oil can help people relieve stress, stabilise your mood and help people sleep. It is meant to reach out to people who cannot sleep at night.
- Hence, this dress is meant to remind people how important the night is to everyone, and at the same time help with people who have issues sleeping.