Subtraction Cutting

I decided to join fashion student for a Subtraction Cutting lecture before communication path way school trip ,we had a subtraction lecture few weeks ago, I found it was a very interesting technique and a unique way of thinking, 

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Julian was explaining us about the rules of crop and sew the fabric. 

The garments are created from flat pattern methods, or from drape methods, the way of cutting makes the most of the negative spaces that can be opened up in fabric. and the drape experimental garments resulting breaks the boundaries of the usual garment shapes.

The techniques often build from the shape of an initial flat piece of material. This initial material is then sliced or opened up with holes, allowing the material to be twisted upon itself, fed through itself or enlarged with more pieces of fabrics.

The resulting garments make the most of the volume of the fabric and often look incredibly complex. Individual garments are often very reminiscent of the work of Japanese designers such as Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto and can also often be worn in more than one way, using the placement of your body and limbs to change the shape of the garment.