my fav shot from her shoot
photography by http://www.kristinayenko.com/
featuring my brace lace up leather skirt and sheer beaded rib cage top from DANSE MACABRE
Tag Archives: silhouette
Hugo Garay Photography – Danse Macabre
recent shoot by Hugo Garay http://www.facebook.com/hugogaray http://www.hugogaray.com
photography from the show by Anna Zhu
http://www.annazhu.com/blog/tag/education/
follow this link to see Anna Zhu’s Photography from the UTS fashion Shows
below are a couple of great images from the blog
Media – Karen Torrisi Beading Website
http://www.karentorrisibeading.com.au/portfolio/stephanie-caltibiano-uts-graduate-2011
Follow the link to see my work on Karen Torrisi’s Website
I was lucky to work with Karen, she is an amazing beading queen who made my crazy idea for a skeleton ribcage beaded top possible (shown below is a back view of the completed garment)
my three babies, NO LITERALLY BUT I CARE FOR THESE GARMENTS LIKE MY CHILDREN
the sample line up of looks one, two and three… stay posted as these are going to production. colour, real fabrications and prints on their way 😀
portfolio
These are a couple of recent images taken for my portfolio. Thanks to Michael from http://www.iheartdesign.com.au for taking the shoot on at such late notice, its appreciated!!
Both pieces shown are from second year. the bodice is designed to exhibit the hand bead work on the neck, the shape was inspired by the Metropolis movie and past images of the imagined future.
The second piece is a dress that i designed for Mary Brown’s embroidery and beading subject. The applique piece was a painting that i did with watercolours directly to the backing fabric, and all the beading was hand done. It was selected for exhibition and was on display at the Embroiderers Guild.
I think the most interesting part of these images is that you can see the direct relationship to where i am today. These two pieces were strong examples of my development of my interests. I find myself now working towards embroidery, painting and imaginative shapes, my collection reflects the utilization of these skills.
I am becoming too “safe”
I think after agonizing and refining my drawings i am becoming a little boring out of fear/stress/tiredness. Time to look back on original inspiration and mentors and remind myself what this collection is all about, to get the spirit back!
Tao is one of my mentors because of her spontaneity and youthfulness. This collection of fall 09 has been saved on my computer for ages. It’s not my aesthetic exactly, but this designer obviously sticks to her original motive whilst pushing her ideas as far as she can with print, embellishment, volume and head to toe styling!!
Braces and brackets
At the moment I am obsessed with trying to convey the idea of orthopedic devices in my work. Frida was burdened with wearing a back brace/ torso brace and leg braces throughout her life as she battled illness which led to operations and the eventual amputation of some of her leg. However, until she died, these burdens did not hold her back… As she said famously ‘who needs feet when you can fly?’
After having the flu since Sunday and struggling to get any work done at such a crucial time, my muse is the perfect motivation to help me push on.
‘Dante’
Alexander McQueen ‘Dante Collection’ 1996
direct nod to the Memento Mori, McQueen says this collection is ‘not so much about death, but a reminder that it is always there’ (McQueen 1996)
-Note the skeleton hand on the face, amazing..
Original Images by Stephanie Caltabiano
MEMENTO BY STEPHANIE 
