things that cover me.

by amelia jewell

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quarantine has lulled me into a false sense of security!
now colours seem brighter;
when I touch patterned fabric I can feel its texture in my teeth;
and my cat wont leave me alone!

'Things that cover me' was first one of my themes when catagorising the items in my room. The original sketch included the pyjamas and slippers I was wearing, along with various blankets I had draped over myself to keep off the cold. From this idea stemmed an interest in exploring the comforts around me and specifically how that related to texture and memory feeling. I wanted to be as expansive as I could within this theme and so I also thought about its possible 'negative' attributes. How, if my blankets, which provided me with warmth and saftey were any heavier, that they might crush me to death. I found I quite enjoyed the idea of this comfort being 'suffocating' as it reflected my current situation. I spend most of my time in my room as my parents and my sister all work from home and so have taken up space elsewhere in the house. On face value this is fiine, I like my room, it's comfortable; but these comforts can be as damaging as they are calming. I wanted to reflect the feeling that I have, being cooped up, through a 'fashion' zine of outfits that fit this criteria. I also wanted to develop a pattern (like one that could be printed on a blanket) that did this too.

I made a zine.

images that inspired this outfit:

- warm toned
- sancturary
-use of light and shadow
-blurred movements create soft tone aesthetically
-sunset, twilight, golden-hour

guache and coloured pencil stencil of my cat.
(developed from photo referenced experimentations)

I wanted the first zine page that documents the 'restrictive'/'mature' outfits to feel tight and choking. She is pictured with her hair in disarry, and this is the only indication of some sort of struggle as her clothes hold her in. There's a sense of dehumanisation as her face is only ever partially shown, either through the layering of images (and thus the layering of fabric further signifying its hold over her) or her dark hair overing her face.

The dark colour palette and pin-stripe details gives the outfits a rigid strucutre; this is also exemplified through the denim bag in the forefront of the image, which creates a line of direction for the viewers eyes.

things that i like:
- my cat
- my hoodie
- my bed
- the blanket on my lap right now
- my room