A folded paper garment designed to heighten awareness of the body and its surroundings. Developed through studies of body movement, the piece focuses on backward arching: it ties at the waist and meets the floor as the wearer bends back.
Paper garment study
Design & making · Individual project · Winter 2017 · California Polytechnic State University · Keith Wiley Studio
The finished paper garment, worn along the back.
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A forward bend reveals the length and folded profile.
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Arching towards the ground
The waist attachment places the folded structure along the back. The photographs document its relationship to the body through four positions of the backward arch.
Backward arching: the first two documented positions.
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The sequence continues towards contact with the ground.
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The complete folded form, shown off the body.
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Detail of the combined paper-fold patterns.
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Body and fold studies
The original movement study identifies the backward arch. Early mock-ups test different relationships between paper folds and the body.
Original silhouette study of the backward-arching movement.
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View the early mock-ups
Original mock-up documentation, including early fold and wearable tests.
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Design & making — Antonia Angel Hinestroza
Keith Wiley Studio · California Polytechnic State University · Winter 2017