I have created a page on Facebook for the work I'm doing in Berlin.. most of what is here has been migrated there so I won't be updating this anymore.
Please see https://www.facebook.com/AtelierJenniferRothrock for future updates!
Jennifer
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
RACINE for Demeure
The Lookbook for the RACINE collection by Demeure. RACINE is a collection of sustainable clothing, made from vintage French textiles, hand dyed and embellished with original artwork by Charlotte Cazal. Due to the vintage nature of the fabric and Charlotte's artwork, every RACINE garment is
one of a kind.
I was responsible for the execution of the Manteau CHÊNE BLEU & Robe IF prototypes shown here.
Demeure has been shortlisted to present its first collection RACINE at Maisons de Mode's jury on the 12th of July, as part of their upcoming fashion talent competition.
I really enjoyed being involved in this project and wish them the best of luck!!
Photos by Sebastian Hilgetag Photography. Model is Nora Albu.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Wedding Gown for Sharon
In May 2012, my
dear friends Sharon and Graeme were married at House for an Art Lover in Bellahouston
Park, Glasgow.
This house was
designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for a competition in 1901, and built in
1990. This house is breathtakingly beautiful, and my goal with Sharon’s dress
was to create something that was elegant and special.
When weddings
take place in historic locations, the setting often takes the focus away from
the bride. I wanted to make Sharon a dress that she would be happy with and
show her at her best, reflect the design elements of the house and keep the
focus very much on the bride.
Frieze on back of House
Top view of frame for upright piano
View of registry room
Bride entering the hall
last second adjustments to the train
front view
Previous three photos of the bride by Michael Macari of Polarberry
back view
London College of Fashion, Tuxedo
I was very lucky to be involved in London College of Fashion's Tuxedo exhibition in August of 2011.
Curated by Ben Whyman and installed in London at Quintessentially and Burlington Arcade, celebrating 150 years of the tuxedo in fashion.
I was hired as exhibition assistant on the project for both installations. I completed display banners and helped with preparing, dressing and installing the mannequins.
Tuxedo banner
London College of Fashion, MA Show 2011
On February 1, 2011, I
officially completed my MA in Fashion Curation. In our MA show, each student
was given a space to highlight their work.
My MA thesis was titled
Mourning, Memory, Memento: Victorian Mourning Dress and the widow's peak cap.
Our thesis was made up of
two parts, thesis and exhibition design.
The first goal of the paper
is to survey the subject of Victorian mourning in Britain and the significance
it had in the lives of Victorian women, through the lens of previous work done
by early dress historians.
In the section
section ideas from the study of dress history, curation, exhibitions and
colour symbolism related to Victorian mourning are explored through academic
writing, material culture case studies and past exhibitions.
Museological questions
surrounding the creation and use of replicas in museum collections and
exhibitions became central during the research process. These questions are
explored by contrasting two previous exhibitions at Brighton Museum and Museum
of London. My work on the Regency garments for Brighton Museum became very
important to my understanding of the issues surrounding replicas and replica
making. I am not trained as a milliner, but I did my best to create a replica cap for the installation. Much more difficult than it looks!
Information panel
Front view of installation
Close up of the installation
Installation and creator
The exhibition design for Mourning, Memory, Memento was highlighted on the London College of Fashion SHOWTIME website.
http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/JenniferRothrock
A very brief and kind review of the LCF MA Show 2011 and my installation can be found here at Wild Lace's blog:
http://wildlace.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/jennifer-rothrock-ma-fashion-curation.html
I was interviewed by fellow MA Fashion Curation graduate Jenna Rossi-Camus in her review of the show for Worn Through:
http://www.wornthrough.com/2011/02/24/student-showcase-london-college-of-fashion-ma-show-2011/
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