Prey For Mantis

“Prey for Mantis” is a collection that follows the story of Sylvia Venosa, a 1950’s housewife with a sinister secret up her sleeve… This collection depicts Sylvia's transformation from woman to murderous praying mantis.

My polyhedron pants were the biggest technical challenge I had to face. It was the first time I illustrated a garment without having in mind how to pattern it.  A large part of the process was doing research into geometrical shapes until I settled on the polyhedron.

A large part of my collection is based on incorporating polyhedra into pattern cutting. Geometry heavily influences pattern cutting, so why not push those limits by creating new, unique structures?

lots of trial and error was done in both the digital space and using real fabrics to see if these structures would be able to support themselves physically .

Although clo3d is not intended for this, I was able to create a set using fabrics and other digital assets from Adobe's 3d library. I plan to learn how to use other software's like Blender or Unreal Engine in the future to further enhance my renderings.