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WONDERLAND: At The High Table

By Helen Storey, 16:25 Tue 05 Feb 2008

Photography By Alex Maguire, London College of Fashion

The team around our high table. We have about 6 dresses on the go, all in different states of assembly, some stalled having hit problems, or waiting on other components, new ones which were originally at the bottom of the scrap box and have turned out to be better than one of the planned dresses. We keep dashing back and forwards to the one dissolving in the window of LCF, learning new stuff all the time.... the water travels upwards even when the garment is withdrawn from it over night, setting off dissolves and reactions when there is no one to see them. Different kinds of seams are better than others for taking the ever increasing weight as the dress gets heavier with its burden of water.

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Hi there,
Has anyone tried anything on yet - if the dresses are worn even for a short time would sweat and moisture from the skin start to dissolve them in the same way as water? - just thinking about the salt in sweat and if that might add a reaction..?!

By Susan T at 12:32 Sun 10 Feb 2008 | reply to this >

we have been making the dresses so they can be worn, but only for one photographic shoot and film. I think you would have to be very sweaty indeed to set off the plastic dissolve and we are hoping our models will remain cool until they reach the water !

By HelenS at 17:16 Sun 10 Feb 2008 | reply to this >

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