what if...?

what if the world came to a halt and your life was in danger?

what if you risk loosing your family and all of your close friends?
what if all you have ever known changes forever?
well the answers is survival, so ill put you in the situation.....

floods and tsunamis cover over half of the worlds land mass, submerging buildings houses and all we know. as the earth floods frost sets in and freezes all of these flood waters. its a battle of survival, you need life saving supplies and they are in low stock. you need to grow up and think fast!

a still image from other film the day after tomorrow.... this images really links and sums up the environment of my scenario.

these are samples based on frozen fabric (fabric dipped in wax) and manipulated into this shape.

salt/baking power... looks like ice!

salt and wax..... one of my favorite samples.... this sample helped me develop my salt and pva glue samples which i used in my final garment.

my design board.... well it was suppose to be done on cad but i didn't have a clue so i had to resort back to the old fashioned ways!! (two canvas' stuck together... i couldn't find any card :s)

my final design.... with my inspiration which is bear grylls.... he is an explorer and survival guide. he amazes me every time i watch him as its gets crazier and crazier each time! i looked at clothes he wears to gain my inspiration. my other inspiration is the landscape and the ice.... this has produced my textile surface pattern which is salt and pva glue to create this crystallised ice effect. the fabric that i have used is drill cotton.... this fabric wasn't my first choice as i wanted to use a technical fabric, but it was too expensive to buy. cotton drill was a good substitute as it has good weight and thickness.

this is my final jacket

this is my final outfit

 (it isn't finished of course) i struggled with the inserts (knees and elbows) but the hardest thing that i found was putting on the glue as the salt drew out the water from the glue which ran into my fabric and set... i was disappointed with this... but other than this i think it has gone well .

this is a close up of the salt and pva glue on my jacket.

so make yourself survive in this in a snow storm!