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Excessive Draped Dresses

The Beverly Semmes Installations Present Long Trains

— May 26, 2012 — Art & Design
Beverly Semmes believes that clothes are powerful because they can define who one is. Her pieces reflect femininity and puts emphasis on the female body. Semmes is an internationally recognized artist who has been displaying her installations since 1990. She is also a professor at the New York University and Pratt Institute.

What makes her art stand out is the fact that she makes jumbo sized apparel and hangs them eloquently on display. She is able to take a simple object such as a dress and add dimension and height to it, which gives it an intriguing appeal. It is also important to note her use of colors and designs that she chooses when fabricating the garments. Beverly Semmes' art exudes femininity and magnifies the obsession that many women have with high-fashion couture.
Trend Themes
1. Draped Dresses as Art - Exploring the use of oversized draped dresses as an artistic medium offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in the fashion and art industries.
2. Reinterpreting Femininity - Reimagining femininity through exaggerated silhouettes and bold colors presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the fashion and gender representation sectors.
3. Exploring Dimension in Fashion - Experimenting with dimension and height in fashion design opens up disruptive innovation possibilities in the apparel and textile industries.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - The fashion industry can explore new design techniques and materials to create oversized draped dresses that challenge traditional notions of femininity.
2. Art - Artists can push boundaries by incorporating oversized draped dresses as installations to explore themes of identity, femininity, and self-expression.
3. Textile - The textile industry can develop new fabrics and manufacturing techniques to support the creation of jumbo-sized apparel with intricate draping and structure.
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