Emotion Armour is a necklace used to stylishly allow the user to feel protected. Emotion Armour puts the user in the state of mind that allows them to feel safe, almost like a locket or other jewelry that people can feel a connection with. This necklace can be worn by anyone who could use an extra boost of self confidence and protection.

Emotion Armour is based off of the idea of a chest plate. A chest plate protects the wearer and makes them feel safe. Although this necklace cannot fend off dangerous threats as a chest plate would, it gives the user the same feeling of safety and protection. Emotion Armour is a long, low-hanging necklace that is centered around the user's heart to allow emotional connection. This necklace is made of 3D printed hexagons that give this design an interesting pattern. These pieces fit together with a fabric background to allow the necklace to fall easily over the user's chest. Emotion Armour is a elegant accessory that also has the effect to boost confidence. 

In this studio we were tasked with creating moveable wearables for both able and disable bodied dancers. These wearables were meant to express sometime of physical or emotional trait that was personal to them in an abstract and unique way.

The dancer my team worked with was Meredith. In our interview we uncovered many different pieces of her story. However, her belief that dance was the closest thing to flight inspired us most. Once she talked about going up for jumps and feeling like she wouldn't come back down, we decided to create a wearable that would open up to the sky in someway. After experimenting around with different materials, we finally ended up with a skirt made out of vertical arced panels that opened up in an inside out umbrella-type way when she lifted her arms. These panels were all held together by strips of elastic to allow not only an up and down motion, but also a wave as well. Our final piece is made out of acrylic and 3D printed parts to attach the panels on to. We were very pleased to see how its simplistic design was able to achieve such an interesting effect.