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Peregrina ታሪካዊ የመድረክ አልባሳት by Kimberly Phipps-Nichol

Peregrina ታሪካዊ የመድረክ አልባሳት by Kimberly Phipps-Nichol is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award የብረት ሽልማት in የልብስ ቅርጽ እና ባህላዊ ልብስ ዲዛይን Competition Category.


ብረትየልብስ ቅርጽ ዲዛይን· 2026

Peregrina ታሪካዊ የመድረክ አልባሳት

by Kimberly Phipps-Nichol

Client: Kimberly Phipps-Nichol, RoKi Design

A' Design Award የብረት ሽልማት Winner in የልብስ ቅርጽ ዲዛይን Category

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The Design

About Peregrina ታሪካዊ የመድረክ አልባሳት

ፔሬግሪና በ1900 ዘመን የነበረ የሴቶች የመድረክ አልባሳት ሲሆን፣ ከመለዋወጫዎችና ከኤድዋርዲያን ስሊፕ ጋር ቀርቧል። ልብሶቹ የተሰሩት እንደገና ጥቅም ላይ ከዋሉ፣ ከተሻሻሉ፣ ጥንታዊና ለዘመኑ ተስማሚ ከሆኑ ቁሳቁሶች ሲሆን፣ እነዚህም ጥጥ፣ ሄምፕ፣ ሐር፣ በፍታ፣ ሱፍ፣ ገለባ፣ ላባ እና የብረት መሳሪያዎች ናቸው። ንድፉ ቀላል ሲሆን፣ በ1900 ዓ.ም አካባቢ ከቤት ውስጥ ሰፊ ይጠበቅ የነበረውን ችሎታ ያንጸባርቃል። የልብሱ ዋና ዋና ክፍሎች መገልበጥ የሚችሉ በመሆናቸው፣ አንድ ስብስብ ብዙ አለባበሶችን ይሰጣል። የተደበቁ ወይም ሁለት ዓላማ ያላቸው መሳሪያዎች፣ ቁልፎችን እና መንጠቆዎችንና ቀዳዳዎችን ጨምሮ፣ ክፍሎቹን በትክክል የተሰለፉ ያደርጋሉ እንዲሁም የከባድ ጨርቆችን ክብደት ይደግፋሉ።

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award የብረት ሽልማት

Peregrina ታሪካዊ የመድረክ አልባሳት የA' Design Award የብረት ሽልማት አሸናፊ ነው፤ ይህም በጥሩ ሁኔታ ከተነደፉ ፈጠራዎች የሚጠበቁትን ሙያዊና ኢንዱስትሪያዊ መስፈርቶች ለሚያሟሉ ጥሩ ዲዛይኖች የሚሰጥ ከፍተኛ ክብር ያለው እውቅና ነው። የብረት አሸናፊዎች የፈጣሪዎቻቸውን ታላቅ ችሎታ፣ ከፍተኛ ልዩ ሙያ፣ የባለሙያ ግንዛቤ እና የፈጠራ አቅም ያሳያሉ። Peregrina ታሪካዊ የመድረክ አልባሳት ከፍ ያለ ግምት የሚሰጠው፣ የሚደነቅና የሚወደድ፣ ተግባራዊና ፈጠራ የተሞላበት ሥራ እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል። ይህ የA' Design Award የብረት ሽልማትን ያሸነፈ ዲዛይን የኢንዱስትሪ ምርጥ ልምዶችን ያዋህዳል፤ ከእውቀትና ከተሰጥኦ ጋር የተሳሰሩ ብቁ ቴክኒካዊ ባህሪያትም አሉት። Peregrina ታሪካዊ የመድረክ አልባሳት በጥልቅነቱ የተከበረ ሲሆን ዓለምን የተሻለ ቦታ ለማድረግ የሚረዱ የሕይወት ጥራት ማሻሻያዎችን ለማቅረብ የተነደፈ ነው።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Peregrina is a 1900 era ladies stage costume with accessories and an Edwardian slip made from repurposed, upcycled, antique and era appropriate materials. The pattern for the suit is simple to reflect the level of design and construction capability that would have been expected of a home sewist circa 1900. What is truly innovative about this suit is that it is reversible. This flexibility provides a series of outfits from just one setup, in a nod to the tailor mades of the time.
Dimensions & Packaging
Suit fits a US women size 4, and dimensions vary due to wrap style.
Bust up to 105 cm
Waist up to 76 cm
Hips up to 115 cm
Submission Materials Contents include Cotton, Hemp, Silk, Linen, Wool, Straw, Feather, and Metal Hardware.
Tags
Costume, Stage wear, Theater wear, Historic costume, Suffragette, Travel, Wearable art, Traditional craft culture, Creative design, Historic reenactment
Production Technology
Research, pattern drafting, mockups and production took over 500 hours. Only era available contemporary fabrics were used where antique materials could not be sourced. Antique hardware and silk were used where feasible. While a basic sewing machine was used for main construction, only straight and zig zag stitches were employed to maintain era consistency. Most of the suit and all mockups were made from repurposed drapes saved from a now closed natural fibers boutique.
Design Challenge
There were two main challenges for this costume. First was sourcing antique and era-appropriate materials on a very small budget. Second was making the main costume components completely reversible while still preserving modesty and a correct silhouette. The reversibility required mockups with significant trial and error to ensure true era appropriate design and construction.
Research
Historical references for design, construction, fabric patterns, colors and fibers include photos of 1900 era ancestors, plus online and print resources. Online resources included US Census Bulletin of era available fibers, as well as database searches of museums with era relevant clothing archives. Print Resources included reference books published by museums with era relevant clothing archives, along with numerous fashion and dressmaker magazines from the years 1900 through 1910.
Inspiration
Created in response to a call for a 1900 era historic costume for actors portraying suffragettes and women traveling across North America. The suit was inspired by inherited heirlooms and documents of a true free spirited Muse who embodied the independent characters to be depicted. The Muse had traveled extensively in this time and is a distant relative of the designer. The name is a nod to the family maritime roots and boat name at that time, Peregrinator, hence the nautical details.
Project Duration
The project started in June 2024 in Houston, Texas and finished in January 2025 in Houston, Texas.
Operation Flow
The reversible components use hardware that is either dual purpose or hidden to ensure a sleek form. Buttons at inner and outer skirt waist sides are both used as closures and shirtwaist connection to support the skirt. This keeps individual pieces from shifting out of alignment while elegantly transferring and distributing the weight of heavy materials. Hooks and eyes ensure critical components retain points of contact important for appearance and flow while moving on stage.
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Andy Phan, Main, 2026
Image #2: Photographer Andy Phan, Optional 1, 2026
Image #3: Photographer Andy Phan, Optional 2, 2026
Image #4: Photographer Andy Phan, Optional 3, 2026
Image #5: Photographer Andy Phan, Optional 4, 2026

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