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Mar 10Rebecca Ward / Physiognomy
Rebecca Ward / Physiognomy
Physiognomy is the art or science by which the characteristics of the
mind are discovered in the general configuration of the body. This
configuration of form and structure creates frictions between the
garment and the personality wearing it.
Elongated center, synched in waist; the abdominal form -
the smallness of your waist is an indication that the nourishing
part of your body is weak. To restrain the abdominal form: keep
your eyes open and mouth shut, eat little, sleep little, and take
your food in a concentrated form, and engage in an
occupation demanding thought and great activity’.*
Ideas are developed through the use of materials and
silhouette; the printed fabrics and shape created from folds, and
layers of built up fabric on areas around the body. This i
mplementation of research explores ideas of judging physical
form to recreate ideas of the persona, giving the option to cultivate
and improve ones body and mind or to restrain it.
* J.Simms M.D., A New Physiognomical Chart, 1873