Concept Sketch - Original sketch of garment, created digitally in Photoshop. The idea was that the dress is about opposites - the bodice is organza and has rectangular satin appliques, the skirt is crepe-back satin and has organza-backed rectangular cutouts. The dress is shaped by princess seams on the wearer's right, and by darts and pleats on the left.
In the back of my mind, I had been thinking about insects and the idea of metamorphosis and the delicate nature of their bodies.