Woman in Power Costume Design by Reba Dilbert is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Silver A' Design Award in Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design Competition Category.
SilverPerforming Arts· 2021
Woman in Power Costume Design
by Reba Dilbert
Client: Reba Dilbert
Silver A' Design Award Winner in Performing Arts Category
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About Woman in Power Costume Design
Woman in Power is a carnival costume created to represent the strength of women. The costume forms a fan-like shape adorned with feathers, worn as a statement piece. The pink and purple colors refer to the global symbols of breast cancer and domestic abuse awareness. The sculpted structure is framed with metal wire and bonded using a special technique, then covered with fabrics such as spandex and lace and finished with sequins and other embellishments. Woman in Power was handmade from scratch as a tribute to survivors.
The Recognition
About the Silver A' Design Award
Woman in Power Costume Design is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Woman in Power Costume Design is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Woman in Power Costume Design is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.
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What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
Test of skills against other professionals, have name on designers' list with all the other great designers like Ralph Lauren, current events relating to environmental issues, specifically destruction of seven mile beach in my own country
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
I want it to be displayed so that everyone can see it and have discussions about the beauty of our environment and be inspired.
Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
An inspiration
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- Unique Properties
- This design represents the designer's story, highlighting a woman's ability to take the pain and challenges and turn it into art to inspire other women. The piece is designed by a self-taught woman, who reflects the symbolism of women's power and strength.
- Tags
- Costume, Carnival, Cayman, Women Empowerment,
- Production Technology
- This design was handmade from scratch, using a combination of various fabrics such as spandex, lace, and other embellishments such as sequins. The foundation that created the sculpted piece is framed with metal wire and bonded using a special technique.
- Design Challenge
- The most challenging design element is the time and effort to sculpt the design with the metal wire. This took extensive time to carve, frame, and secure before the fabric base could be applied. But the hardest challenge was the mental aspect of converting a dark personal story into a design that is uplifting and vibrant design.
- Research
- Design by a self-taught designer from the Cayman Islands who utilizes visualization to map and conceptualize the design. This particular design stems from a personal story that is retold in a manner to represent all women. Additionally, there was research using a combination of internet search and discussions to find the best way to create a representation that could speak to the combination of domestic abuse and breast cancer
- Inspiration
- This design pays homage to women's battles, specifically those who are breast cancer survivors and abuse. The combination of colors is taken from the global representation of breast cancer and domestic abuse – pink and purple. The design creates a fan-like shape adorned with feathers to create a statement piece representing women's ability to stand strong, stand tall, and overcome the physical and emotional battles associated with breast cancer and domestic abuse.
- Project Duration
- The project started in July 2018 and was completed in Dec 2019 in the Cayman Islands
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