Fashion MA: Digital draping showcase

Digital draping is a new form of pattern cutting and body draping that uses light and projections to determine cut, texture, pattern, integration and future silhouette/s. This process was developed by Nancy Tilbury, Clive van Heerden and their colleagues during the wearable technologies projects at Philips Design in the late 1990s. By using a full-size or handheld projector, the designer places graphical or textural elements (of their choice) onto the body of a fit model, dancer or stand to develop dynamic shape and form. Digital draping is also the research practice of Nancy Tilbury as part of her MA Fashion course directorship at Kingston University.

Watch this video of our Kingston University Fashion MA students' developing digital draping techniques or view images from a digital draping photo session featuring the work of Niamh O'Connor and Rachel Lamb below:

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