Peregrina Vazi la Jukwaani la Kihistoria by Kimberly Phipps-Nichol is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Mavazi ya Jadi na Urithi Competition Category.
ChumaUsanifu wa Mavazi ya Jadi· 2026
Peregrina Vazi la Jukwaani la Kihistoria
Client: Kimberly Phipps-Nichol, RoKi Design
Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award Winner in Usanifu wa Mavazi ya Jadi Category
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The Design
About Peregrina Vazi la Jukwaani la Kihistoria
Peregrina ni vazi la jukwaani la wanawake la enzi ya mwaka 1900, linalowasilishwa pamoja na vifaa vya urembo na vazi la ndani la mtindo wa Edwardian. Mavazi haya yametengenezwa kwa vifaa vilivyotumika tena, vilivyoboreshwa, vya kale na vinavyolingana na kipindi hicho, ikiwa ni pamoja na pamba, katani, hariri, kitani, sufu, majani makavu, manyoya na vifaa vya chuma. Muundo wake ni rahisi, ukionyesha ujuzi uliotarajiwa kwa mshonaji wa nyumbani wa karibu mwaka 1900. Sehemu kuu za suti hii zinaweza kugeuzwa pande zote mbili, hivyo seti moja ya vipande hutoa mavazi kadhaa tofauti. Vifaa vilivyofichwa au vyenye matumizi mawili, ikiwa ni pamoja na vifungo na ndoana na macho, huweka vipande katika mpangilio sahihi na kubeba uzito wa vitambaa vizito.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award
Peregrina Vazi la Jukwaani la Kihistoria ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima unaotolewa kwa miundo mizuri inayokidhi mahitaji ya kitaalamu na ya kiviwanda yanayotarajiwa kutoka kwa kazi zilizobuniwa vizuri. Washindi wa Chuma huonyesha ustadi mkubwa, utaalamu wa hali ya juu, uelewa wa kitaalamu na uwezo wa kibunifu wa waumbaji wao. Peregrina Vazi la Jukwaani la Kihistoria inatarajiwa kuwa kazi inayothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambayo ni ya vitendo na bunifu. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora za tasnia na una sifa za kiufundi zenye uwezo zilizounganishwa na ujuzi na kipaji. Peregrina Vazi la Jukwaani la Kihistoria inaheshimiwa kwa uangalifu wake na imebuniwa kutoa maboresho ya ubora wa maisha yanayosaidia kuufanya ulimwengu kuwa mahali bora zaidi.
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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