The Cloak

Since we were looking at a large scale product we decided to use muslin, as it was cheap 

and had an interesting texture and feel to it. The construction of the cloak came from an image Meera showed us.

It would essentially be a panel of cloth with a long collar cut into the center. The viewer would get into the panel and drape the collar around his/her neck thus creating a full drape when the cloak falls to the ground.

After stitching the panels of muslin Meera thought it would be a good idea to meet Kris. Kris is a fashion/accessory designer with an incredible knowledge of fabric construction, fit, drape etc. When we told him about the fabric we were using he told us that muslin would not provide the drape needed to feel like the viewer would be wearing a cloak. He suggested we use some sort of busy lizzy or art silk so as to give it that sheen and drape.

The muslin panels we had stitched would not go to waste! We decided on using the panels to project on. This would also give the projection some depth.


The collar would be a hint as to what was to come. This would be painted with fabric colours   using imagery from fantasy and dreams.

A prototype of the cloak

The collar