5.2.2010: Chisato

Chisato: The telescope octopus and other creatures of the Mariana Trench. Stretchy chaps over a short skirt. A squared-off headband and a bow on the zipper (it’s not a real bow—tug it up and down using the loops). Gift wrap ribbon. Jellyfish.

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7 Comments on “5.2.2010: Chisato”

  1. 1 clover said at 1:48 AM on May 2nd, 2010:

    this is such a cool outfit! you should totally expand into styling and maybe even designing.

  2. 2 melina bee said at 3:11 PM on May 2nd, 2010:

    wow, incredible! I love how her headpiece looks like a giant ring (fyi that is the basic silhouette of my parents’ wedding rings). Also at first glance her body is appears… morphed or somehow anatomically distorted/combined with another creature, but after focusing past the sheer fabric, her body appears totally human after all. I guess that is what happens when you wear an exoskeleton? also agree that you should at least collaborate with a designer who knows tailoring.

  3. 3 WANGELA said at 3:57 PM on May 2nd, 2010:

    melina bee: Oh, thanks for reminding me–I forgot to note that the headband is based on square rings. Wish I could find a similarly squared-off headband for myself but I suppose I’ll have to DIY it.

    bee+clover: The jacket might be physically impossible–at least floating above her shoulders the way it is. The problem with coming up with these clothes as an illustrator is that I have a very limited understanding of how fabric drapes and flows, or the subtly different and fascinating shapes that arise from that knowledge. :) But perhaps in the future!

  4. 4 clover said at 4:12 AM on May 9th, 2010:

    actually, it is not impossible to create that jacket. the real things are never exactly like the illustrations and probably wont float above the shoulders, but definitely can create that shape using perhaps a thicker weight of organza and wiring the bias ribbon to give it shape

  5. 5 tiffani said at 11:04 PM on May 10th, 2010:

    do you realize that your not just creating a fantasy world though your illustrations. your actually designing. illustration is a means of communication to a production team. Most designers don’t even have a vision of what the texture or material is going to be until they come across something. you have a great sense of material and you could definitely make the clothes in your illustrations tangible (with the right production team of course)

  6. 6 Tamia said at 8:51 PM on May 11th, 2010:

    I am really loving the idea of a zipper-bow. Might need to try that one.

    And I agree that your illustrations could/should be made into proper garments–you’re DESIGNING, which is half the battle.

  7. 7 WANGELA said at 2:30 PM on May 13th, 2010:

    Thanks, you guys–I’m really flattered! I’ll definitely think about it.

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