Elizabeth Williams
Elizabeth Williams is a Foundation Diploma student specialising in Fashion and Textiles. Williams has always been intrigued by fashion design and the many forms it inhabits within its context.
They are going on to study Costume Design and Production at University of the Arts London.
Tess Durbyfeild's White Gown – Tess Durbeyfield’s white gown, worn in the opening of Tess of the d'Urbervilles, symbolises her virginal purity and tragic downfall at the hands of Alec, the novel’s main antagonist. The gown essentially foreshadows the novel’s plot in its entirety thematically.
Tess Durbyfeild's White Gown – Tess Durbeyfield’s white gown, worn in the opening of Tess of the d'Urbervilles, symbolises her virginal purity and tragic downfall at the hands of Alec, the novel’s main antagonist. The gown essentially foreshadows the novel’s plot in its entirety thematically.
Crimson Peak Silk Painting – Created during a workshop at the Fashion and Textile museum, a silk panting of one of Elizabeth's favourite feature films Crimson Peak directed by Guillermo del Toro with her favourite costume designer now turned Oscar Winner Kate Hawley. This piece interprets the films predator and prey motif conveyed through the costume design and colour scheme.
Portraying the main character, Edith as a butterfly in yellow and black compared to the sharp siblings in the red and black who feed upon the dying butterflies in the winter. The predominant colours here being the yellow and black with splashes of grey, a butterfly quite literally covering Edith's eyes as she is blinded by her devotion t the Sharp siblings as subtle leaks of red foreshadow the eventual blood shed at the Sharps home Crimson peak.
Skelton Blouse – Silken Skeleton Blouse worn and modelled by Williams' sister for her Unit one project Puckered Seams. Canadian Skelton Smocking technique used upon the back.