Deconstruction - Reconstruction

For my first fashion project our aim was to produce a garment that has been inspired by Dada and constructed from an existing garment.
So not only were we to follow the aims of the dadists and create something which does not have to be aesthetically pleasing, but we were combining it with the concept of Duchamps 'ready mades' - taking an existing garment and changing it it in some way to create a new work of art.

Designers such as Maison Martin Margiela and Junya Watanabe, like the dadaists nowadays still challenge aesthetic principles to create garments that shock and provoke a reaction. Watanabe's eerie headpieces and dark colour pallet makes me think of the cynicism that surrounded dada and their suppression of aesthetic qualities...

Whereas Margiella's garments which have been reconstructed and reworked by hand and are made from an eclectic mix of accessories link back to Duchamps 'ready mades'.

So when it cam to creating my own garment, I randomly picked two existing garments and set about combining them, using both Margiella constructional methods and looking at Watanabe's colour palette.
I picked out a men's jacket and woman's pink top to work with and began by experimenting on a mannequin through to producing the final piece.