Third year projects: Historical reproduction

One of the capstone projects of the third year in our graduate program is the historical reproductions. Students choose a garment from our historical clothing archive, CoStar, which they meticulously examine, research its provenance, and reproduce as accurately as possible. They write a paper on their findings, digitize the pattern, and make it available on the archive.

Third-year Candy McClernan had her reproduction and the original garment displayed on dress forms in the shop this afternoon, and i took this opportunity to take a photo:

Left: Reproduction bodice by Candy McClernan
Right: Antique printed silk bodice from the CoStar archive

Candy began by digitally reproducing the print of the fabric, which she uploaded to Spoonflower and had printed in their cotton-silk blend. You can read about her process here, and a scale version of her pattern can be accessed here, should you wish to make your own version of this piece as well!