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I have been researching movement of the human body. One relevant thing for here is the notion of the movement of the body in clothing, how the body affects the movement of the clothing and how the clothing interacts with the body.</p>
I sat outside at the square today and watched people walk by me for a good amount of time. It surprised me how many people have no essence to their movement. Perhaps that comment is slightly unfair since it is winter and it can be hard to see how one's body is truly moving underneath huge long coats. However, I think that you can still get a sense of their movement. I feel like I watched a million motionless bodies walk by, people that don't appear to be comfortable within their own skin, within their clothing. I am not meaning this to be judgmental but more of a scientific study almost. Occasionally someone would walk by that would just stand right out, leaving some type of resonance with me. Their gait was something perhaps more fluid, something more connected, something unique, illustrating their personality more... </p>
Then I wonder how what they chose to put their body in affected their movement, their being. Did they consider what they were wearing to be constrictive or open and expressive, containing or uplifting? Or did they not think or feel anything at all? Or perhaps they dont know how to be comfortable in their own skin and what get puts on their skin.</p>
The human body has such an intense connection to touch and sound, sensation. I want to explore this further.</p>
This is where my limited experience with the fashion community comes into play. In one aspect a designer's work is sometimes shown down a runway, with underlying music/sound to enhance the visual experience, add to the expression of the work, or is directly connected to the work. We see how the clothing moves with the body in this particular manner. We see clothing in the store on a mannequin, a hanger or hopefully in some type of wonderfully engaging display perhaps. We put it on our bodies and walk around as well. But it seems all very two-dimensional. Are there any designer's that do anything more performative with their work, that in the visual expression of their work they involve three-dimensional space? if that makes sense. Maybe I am ignorant to this and perhaps there are some that work this way. I would love to know who they are.</p>
My thoughts are not quite clear to articulate this properly, but very intrigued by it all and will continue to explore it further.</p>
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