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Gem Of The World Costume Design by Reba Dilbert

Gem Of The World 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

Gem Of The World Costume Design

by Reba Dilbert

Client: Reba Dilbert

Silver A' Design Award Winner in Performing Arts Category

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The Design

About Gem Of The World Costume Design

Gem of the World is a carnival costume inspired by the Cayman Islands. The white color recalls the powder white sand and the clear water of the three islands. The wing shape refers to the millions of tourists who fly to the Caribbean each year. The costume is handmade from fabrics such as spandex and lace, with sequins and feathers as embellishments. The sculpted parts are framed with metal wire and bonded with a special technique. The costume was created on Seven Mile Beach, with a direct view of the ocean, to highlight the natural beauty and the marine environment of the islands.

The Recognition

About the Silver A' Design Award

Gem Of The World 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. Gem Of The World 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. Gem Of The World Costume Design is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.

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Design Interview

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 has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

Used my backyard beach for inspiration - look at the beauty of the beach and inspire people to want to save it from destruction

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.

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Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The design has two main design foundations – the color and the shape. The white is reflective of the white powder sand that creates the beaches around the Cayman Islands. This design's wing shape represents the millions of tourists who take a flight to experience one of the gems of the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands.
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Costume, Carnival, Cayman, Wings, Nature,
Production Technology
This design was handmade from scratch, using a combination of various fabrics such as spandex, lace, and other embellishments such as sequins and feathers. The foundation that created the sculpted piece is framed with metal wire and bonded using a special technique.
Design Challenge
The hardest part was the time and effort to sculpt the design with the metal wire. This took an extensive period of time to sculpt, frame, and secure before the fabric base could be applied.
Research
This design was created on Seven Mile Beach in the Cayman Islands. The designer's view each morning created the visuals that underpinned the design. The piece was created with a direct view of the ocean to inspire the design. The designer has spent many years observing this part of the Cayman Islands.
Inspiration
The Cayman Islands, which are three small islands in the Caribbean, considered a top tourist destination in the region, inspired this design. These three islands' natural beauty attracts millions of tourists every year for their pristine beaches and healthy marine environment. The predominant white color of the costume represents that the crystal-like water, the powder white sands, and the purity of the Cayman Islands.
Project Duration
The project started in July 2018 and was completed in Dec 2019 in the Cayman Islands.

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