Igwe Nhazi Uwe Omenala · 2026
Peregrina Uwe Ejiji Ogbo Nke Akụkọ Ihe Mere Eme
- Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe 2026 in Nhazi Uwe Omenala
- CLIENT: Kimberly Phipps-Nichol, RoKi Design
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About Peregrina Uwe Ejiji Ogbo Nke Akụkọ Ihe Mere Eme
Peregrina bụ uwe ejiji ogbo ụmụ nwanyị nke oge 1900, nke e ji ngwa mmejuputa na uwe ime nke oge Edwardian gosipụta. E ji ihe eji emeghari, nke e weghachiri iji ọzọ, nke ochie na nke dabara n'oge ahụ mee uwe ndị a, gụnyere owu, hemp, silk, linin, ajị anụ, ahịhịa kpọrọ nkụ, abụba nnụnụ na ngwa ọrụ ígwè. Ụkpụrụ nkata ya dị mfe, na-egosipụta nkà a tụrụ anya na onye na-akwa akwa n'ụlọ ga-enwe n'ihe dịka afọ 1900. Akụkụ ndị bụ isi nke uwe ahụ nwere ike ịtụgharị eji ya akụkụ abụọ, nke mere na otu usoro nke akụkụ na-enye ọtụtụ uwe. Ngwa ọrụ zoro ezo ma ọ bụ nke nwere ọrụ abụọ, gụnyere bọtịnụ na nko na anya, na-eme ka akụkụ ndị ahụ kwụsie ike ma na-akwado ịdị arọ nke akwa ndị dị arọ.
About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe
Peregrina Uwe Ejiji Ogbo Nke Akụkọ Ihe Mere Eme meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Peregrina Uwe Ejiji Ogbo Nke Akụkọ Ihe Mere Eme ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Peregrina Uwe Ejiji Ogbo Nke Akụkọ Ihe Mere Eme maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.
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- 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
