'Bees work for the good of the whole'
Art / Fashion  2015
.CHERI  A  ELLIS



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2015 was the first runway show for almost a decade. There was an innate fusion of energies at hand, a potent birthing of new ways that would need to boundary break in the next years of building a body of work. The runway is not the future for these garments, there is a great need to open up into a brand new way of showing and telling the art of dressing the body with story telling fashions.
​Mixing pleather with a dark heather plaid to create a shadow element for the bright, bright colors and eclectic mixes. Always, influences from the East, Indian beaded sari fabrics showing up in the sleeves, and in the details of unexpected fabric and design combinations. Course woven art deco fabrics contoured with cotton calico bias tape, high yokes and collars of lace, and the "Bee Story Dress" fabrics being added to the mix.
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​"Bees got our backs" ... both dress and back pack were made from a light twill canvas printed with
artwork from the painting 'Tribal Bee' / story / "a story about the communal aspects of the honey bee and its hive. A profound representation of industry, harmony, frugality, method and management, and the sweet results of these types of intelligent coopertation. An excellent business model for a successful , sustainable planet"
'Bees work for the good of the whole'