>> Tis' Easter and I've once again left the M25 (alright, the joke's wearing thing... I DO actually leave London to go elsewhere in the country). I'm in Manchester chomping on black pudding, Thornton's Eggs and soon a shedload of Indian food. And there's still two days to go... it is confirmed. I will return as a giant.
To offset the food chomping though, we trekked it out to Manchester's newly re-opened Gallery of Costume, the second largest costume collection in Britain (second to the V&A...) where copious amounts of picture taking were required. I specifically honed in on their collection of stays, the circa. 17th century predecessor to the corsets, purely because of the intricate lines, lacings, embroidery and construction that warrant some close-ups...
... from garments of tortured restriction to another...
Artist Susie MacMurray had her latest garment sculpture piece 'Widow' on display at the Gallery of Costume. It's constructed of nappa leather and 100,000 adamantine pins. As a more superficial comparison, Gareth Pugh's first menswear collection comes to mind though these pins on MacMurray's piece actually do spike...
MacMurray's sculpture work continues on from previous garment installations made of inside out household gloves and different coloured Lucy & Bart-esque balloons...
Now...back to chomping...
