I decided to use a silky creme colored material for one outfit and canvas for another.

Overall, the process of creating these outfits proved to be more difficult than I initially thought it would be. I was used to making clothes out of plastic which is something that usually comes after learning basic pattern making with conventional materials.

I had learned to sew by making outfits out of PVC, a material that has different qualities than regular clothing materials, especially when I comes to being stretchy/wearable. The next step for me was to learn how to make clothing that could be worn everyday, comfortably.

The problems I encountered were mainly about sizing and patterning. As individual pieces, the clothes could work, however as an outfit the silk pieces did not look as put together as they should have.

I am proud of what I have accomplished and I plan to continue making clothes this summer.

When working on the new designs and patterns, we split up roles based on our known strengths and weaknesses. In the first stages of the project, David worked primarily on laser cutting and creating patterns in Photoshop while Jules worked on figuring out the feasibility of the designs on a larger scale. Some of the stitches that were possible to make on a smaller scale, would not be as easy to sew together on a larger scale, some adjustments to the patterns had to be made.  In the end, we both stitched the Camelephant together.

The major change in the visual design included a laser cut pattern on the ears and tusks as well as adding eyes that were also laser cut from birch and acrylic, later sewed onto the rip-stop with a thicker blue thread. As the rip-stop nylon was not a strong material when it came to holding a lot of weight, we had to compensate by using a sturdier material for the legs.

Although we had to leave out the parachute and the backpack (which we plan on making in our free time), we accomplished a lot and we are very happy with the end result. The Camelephant, when inflated, is able to stand up on its own and is significantly more presentation-ready than our first iteration.

We investigated the convergence of fashion and abstract sculptures though the use of flexible plastic.