The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Evening dress (clipped to polyvore.com) by Callot Soeur 1918-19.
Yesterday I set out to create what has to be the easiest
costume ever – really – the Greek Chiton.
I intended for this to be a re-purpose project and tried several
different and interesting materials, none of which would do what I wanted. Finally, I went to be last night in utter
frustration and when I woke up this morning and began the business of my day, I
realized I had actually draped a beautiful costume from a completely different
era in time. Instead of the simplistic
Chiton I was trying to achieve I had somehow created a gown reminiscent of Callot
Soeur in the mid-1920s.
I’d been watching season three of Downton Abby and I think
the time period was just stuck in my head and that anything I tried to create
might have come out looking like something from season three of the show. This experience has taught me something about
the nature of inspiration and influence and that the “do-over” sometimes
becomes the “do-instead”.
Nothing Ancient Greek about this drape, but it will be a beautiful prototype for a Downton Abby inspired tea party.
So what is your favorite epic fail story that turned out OK for you as an artist or designer?
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