Armour like corsets?

This is kind of being pulled back into my work no, instead of going off on a tangent and trying to relate everything to life in worksop etc.


I simply got this idea when I was looking at the burlesque, I was thinking of was earlier corsets would have looked like.
When looking at this, it looks like the type of armour a women would have worn, even though its not armour at all, it just has the kind of feel to it.
The roughness of it and the flat, solid look it has makes it look like it was built for protection rather than vanity.
This corset was from the 16th century, and was actually a corset cover.


Unlike armour, this corset isn't very ornate which is what I like most about armours and other corsets. they look like they're expensive to just touch. When you look at some they have all of these fancy etchings and designs on them, which visually makes them more appealing to everyone.

Burlesque

Im going to start looking at burlesque because of the giant feathers they wear on their heads, much like they do in cabaret.


The feathers are almost like a symbol, once you see them you know exactly what you are watching.
This kind of work really relates to my work with the orbs sprouting from peoples heads, as the feathers just kind of appear from nowhere and come into existence.


Burlesque itself is a very.. sexy/raunchy show, showing women in tight corsets or less, which like my miley cryrus research, really relates to life in worksop, as on a Saturday night you can regularly see women going out in tight corsets or skimpy dresses/tops.


If I was going to take some inspiration from this I would probably mix it with life in worksop as much as I can, and then add the giant plumes coming from their heads as an addition, just because it makes it even funnier to have something sprouting from them. In a way, the feather kind of justifies the women dressing this skimpy, it puts us in the perception that they are going to do a show and everything is ok, where as if you take the feather away you lose all sense of it being enjoyable and the girls turn back into skimpily dressed tarts.

Intrests - Miley Cyrus / Miley Citrus

Im not referencing Miley because of her outfits or because of what she does in her videos, because thats not her, shes just told what to do and wear, because her outfits are either a little slutty (even if she looks good in them) or just mundane and boring, unlike Lady gaga who actually breaks the boundries of what can be worn. Im referencing her because of how relateable she is to every 13-19 year old girl in worksop. She just pushes the boundries with the intention of pissing people off and causing controversy, which a lot of girls in my town do, everyones either pregnant or sleeping with everyone elses boyfriends, which i find hilarious. So i think if you just dumped her in the middle of worksop and took away her fame, she'd just be another generic girl craving someone elses man. (sorry miley, Ily)
Here are some pictures that actually put her in the worksop fashion trends:

Intrests - Lady gaga

So today i had a review with jon and we went through my fmp, i was really stuggling and panicking with it cause i didnt know what to do and the topic i'd chosen had just fizzled out. so after a nice lengthy talk with him, we went over what intrests me, references i can make and artists i can look at. to start off with, im gunna lok at music intrests to make my work start jumping out and catching my eye, and the person who i want to kick that off is my queen bitch Lady Gaga.

I love Lady Gaga for so many reasons, she's just so inventive and knows what she wants to do with every video she directs. in her videos she always wears at least 1 really weird costume that makes you think "what the fuck?", i love it cause she just really doesnt give a shit what people think when she has it on. Her outfits really speak out to me cause they're similar to all the work thats coming out of my head, its inpractical and nobody dares to think about wearing it themselves!!
Here are a few examples of the stuff shes done that i love:

 

Mini figure collages

Daphne Guinnes

I love this glove for too many reasons, that and its really fucking expensive!
The glove kind of reminds me of saurons Gauntlet from Lord of the rings, but a lighter, more good kind.

The glove was unveiled in a kinf of Fairy tale way, Daphne was hidden under a cloth and awaited her true loves kiss to awaken, the glove can be retracted and worn as a hand glove or as an evening glove.

 

maurizio andreuccetti armour

Im still deciding if i like this artists work or not, it doesnt tie in directly with what im doing but it has a sense of it, (if you know aht im getting at? if not, fuck off). It may not be armour but the density of it and the fact that it covers the entire body in an unusual way such as protective clothing does makes me think it could be a step forward into the fashion protection world.

 Love the idea of spikes too! they just seem so evil yet gives the ultimate sense of security! (Back off or ima shank a bitch)