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Wearable art 2009

Thanks to a great team of volunteers who designed, constructed and modelled we were able to enter 6 costumes in the Wearable art show 2009.

To find out what each costume represented
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Wearable art

Three brave volunteers took to the catwalk on the 5th & 6th May and used the medium of fashion to express some important messages to audiences of over 300 people! The Wearable Art show at Centenary Hall in Peel was a good project for the One World Centre, not just in the late night parties costume making (& chocolate eating) and the show itself, but in raising awareness of global poverty in a wacky user friendly way! Each costume created it’s own challenge on the way to the catwalk, whether it was trailing tealeaves or fitting through doorways but once on stage all three made a bold statement and received a great reception from the audience!

Miss World: Many cultures, one costume.
This Miss World costume signified unity of cultures from around the world and embraced the diversity of styles found across the continents.
It started with a Peruvian style hat and an Islamic hijab, moving down to Maasai beads around the neck and also on the arms which were decorated with aborigine art. Indian fabric was draped around the upper body and met at the waist by a Japanese Obi Sash belt for a Kimono, followed by Manx tartan kilt, traditional Indonesian trousers, a Middle Eastern sandal straps around the ankles and Universal western trainers. The costume was surrounded by a cloak of many cultures
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Fairtrade flapper
The Fairtrade flapper dress used 1920’s style to showcase just a small number of Fairtrade items that are available on the market. To create the fringing tonnes of Fairtrade chocolate was consumed all in the name of art! The bottom layer was made from Fairtrade teabags and coffee beans. The dress was accessorised with a Fairtrade chocolate wrapper rose, Fairtrade tea handbag, Fairtrade coffee bean necklace and Fairtrade sultana cake headband.
A poignant thought to reflect on is that the flapper dress style of the costume was popular during a time of colonialism when many of our trading routes were established.

Four Fifths
The Four Fifths ball dress represented the huge inequality of the distribution of wealth across the globe. Only a 5th of the world’s population are considered rich, and they are mainly in the West.
The golden headdress was made from willow, papier-mache and Fairtrade chocolate coin cases, which were continued down to the upper part of the bodice. The number of coins decreases as they meet rags about a fifth of the way down the costume. The ball dress skirt was also constructed from willow and papier-mache covered in layers of rags and ending with scraps of newspaper. The money fan indicates the disposable wealth of the western world.

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