Wearables Punk Wardrobe Project

It's been nearly a decade since I've really done anything for my first doll, and now with new equipment and materials I can make what I've always wanted him to have.

Takuya's style is Jpunk and a little bit of goth. His colours generally are black, red and white.

First up, basic printed tank tops for under his jackets. I've replicated some designer pieces he'd definitely wear as a real person, Sex Pot Revenge, H.Naoto and Vivienne Westwood. And I've done some band shirts. So far they're just cut out and printed, I'll add embellishments as i sew them.

 

Thanks everyone! While I'm waiting to shop for threads and more fabrics, I've made some faux leather wrist cuffs. I managed to heat set with out melting them!

It's a combination of cricut, silkscreening and hand painting depending on the piece.

Yes, it used to be easier to find. I'm having a heck of a time even with shoes so i will also be making those myself.

 

A little side project while I wait for my hoard of threads and more fabric to arrive. I made a little pvc skull backpack.

 

I am back to my punk project after a break. I recently bought a fancy printer to make my own fabrics and here are my first pieces in progress. The Return of the Living dead is for my Deathrock boy who will probably be getting a separate project journal as I finish him. I am excited to do all kinds of band shirts and more complex fabrics.

 

I bought a sublimation printer for it. I print on sublimation paper, lay it on the fabric, heat press and it's transferred. It works only on synthetic fabrics like polyester, modal, vinyl etc.

 

i actually made it out of an old coin purse I had found around halloween. I used the zipper pull strap and some jump rings to make the straps.

Transfers just attach to the surface where they will eventually crack and peel with age. Sublimation when heated forms a gas that permeates the fabric, essentially dying it.