Wanton Widow

Designer:

Kate MacKenzie

New Zealand

Like fragile china for display only, she morphs into the mediocre furniture bequeathed to her.

Year

2022

Section Theme

Open

University

Winner of the Award

Supreme WOW Award

Winner of the Award

Open Section

Wanton Widow, Kate MacKenzie, New Zealand

About the garment

Wanton Widow examines the vast differences between rich and poor in the Victorian age and asks us to think about its relevance today.

The China cabinet represents the rich as it was a means for displaying ones’ wealth. The singer sewing machine represents the working class and the poor.

The designer, Kate, wanted this garment to represent the dark and drab of the era - something that looked like it had been in a cupboard all this time and dragged out for the show. Something that represented the industrial, working to middle class.

The MAterials

Wooden furniture, fabric and lining paper.

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Credit:

Garment Video

Garment in the making

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Garment in the making

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Credit:

The Designer

Name

Kate MacKenzie

Country

New Zealand

University

Background

A self-taught award-winning painter and artist, Kate’s work often reflects paradigms of changing societal beliefs and mindsets. Kate's oil on canvas paintings are sold and exhibited throughout NZ and Australia. Her artwork merges emblems of her thoughts and concerns for the world including changing paradigms in societal beliefs and mindsets with reference to environmental awareness and changing technology.

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