Hand Embroidery Fashion - Student

In the framework of a "wedding dress" course in Shenkar College we were instructed to go back to our roots and research our own
family's heritage. Following prolonged conversations with my grandmother about her family's history, I discovered fascinating facts
about my great grandfather in particular. During one of the conversations, she pulled out a shaving kit which once belonged to him.
As she opened it, we were surprised to discover that his white hair has been preserved in that kit all these years. I was fascinated
by this and decided to delve deeper into the preservation of one's hair as a form of memory. I began researching the culture of
hair work which was a mourning tradition practiced in the Victorian Era. Once a loved one was deceased, a lock of hair was saved,
made into a flower and then added to the family's hair wrenth. This was used to preserve the family's history as each flower
represented the memory of a lost loved one. I designed a wedding dress inspired by the Victorian tradition. I created embroidery
using synthetic hair and pearls, to recreate a couture version of the Victorian hair wreath. I combined metal beads and chains to
resemble my great grandfathers metal razor.
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