GIRTH QUENCHER¶

3. Circular Open Source Fashion¶

References & Inspiration¶

The GIRTH QUENCHER tote is an over the shoulder bag to carry your water bottle or tumbler mug. Women's bodies have always been objectified, displayed, and dressed for male consumption, so why not make the phallus the accessory? Inspired by radical designers like Vivienne Westwood and Namilia, who use fashion to provoke and reclaim space, I'm turning the male symbol into a playful, confrontational object you can sling over your shoulder. It's not about shock-it's about power, reversal, and carrying the joke.

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD WORKS¶

Vivienne Dick

NAMILIA X RICO NASTY PENIS PURSE COLLAB¶

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Carryall tote bag / beach / grocery bag, originally wanted to do a netted carry all bag using slit method. once i was developing the bag with the penis straps, i decided that didn't fit my vision anymore. kept it simple with fully closed body.

leatherbag mockbag

Had to be comfortable , thickness for security on strap opted for leather, soft and maluable for body to be able to add rouching effect

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Tools¶

scissors
paper
fabric
tape
pins
laser cutter
rhino
slicer

Process and workflow¶

Step 1 - Design¶

Immediately i went to pinterest for some inspiration on my design and I saw bags like this that gave me the idea to do a slit method carry all bag with thick interlocking straps.

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I started sketching my ideas based off the examples seen in class of previous work as well as the pinterest inspo.

sketch

Step 2 - Modelling¶

Then i got to modelling my pieces, using the below cartoons as inspo.

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These were my first mock ups of what the bag will be.

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Step 3 - Drafting¶

Then i got to drafting on rhino to make my cut layout for laser scanning. i started with the strap then did the body of the bag. issues i came across in this process was the scaling of the pieces. they didnt quite come out the same size because of last minute changes to the scale. and some were cut off, but in the end i had enough to complete the bag.

bag strap 1 rhino