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=Minor Digital Craft=
 
  
== FANTASTIC FORGERIES ==
 
  
=== MY PICK ===
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= [[FANTASTIC FORGERIES - Bridal Costume]] =
  
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= [[ TOOLS OF TRADE - shred it ]] =
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''Peranakan , Jawa , Indonesië
 
date:
 
ca. 1900
 
measurements:
 
108 × 70 × 20 cm        170cm  arm wideness''
 
 
 
embroidery, silk
 
 
 
The orange jacket and skirt are put together to become a traditional wedding costume for the Peranakan Chinese.
 
Orange was a very beloved color for the Peranakan Chinese and the coat is called ‘mang ao’ , dragon coat.
 
This color orange was called ‘kuning pinang masak’ and referred to the yellow/orange color of the betel-palm. 
 
The coat has different embroidered motives like a dragon, phoenix, peonies, clouds, mountains and waves.
 
The dragon and phoenix together stand for marriage luck. The clouds, mountains and waves represent air, land and water and with that the cosmos.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''WHY'''
 
I picked this costume because I am interested in Asian culture and there history and crafts.
 
This costume fascinated me because I found out that in the time this costume is made there was a emigration stream of Chinese people coming to Indonesia.
 
Because of this mingle the traditional crafts of both lands merged together. Like Chinese embroidery with Indonesian batik. 
 
Also all the pictures/ illustrations have a meaning and they value this a lot and they tell a sort of story.
 
 
 
This is something I like in a costume or  garment, you can tell a story by this and in my own work I use a lot of prints.
 
I also wanted to link it with my Major Fashion design so I can discover new crafts and continue with my development in the major.
 
 
 
To make a replica of the wedding costume I want to do more research about the different illustations and meanings of these, discover more about the Chinese/Indonesian history and techniques used in this time. 
 
After this desk research I want to start with material experiments to replicate the costume using modern day crafts or digital techniques and give the costume a new look.
 

Latest revision as of 17:23, 5 November 2015