Go Big

Bella Hauser and Hannah Kader


Big, Bold, and Beautiful is a clear and white semi-circular wearable piece that was created for Corey, a Broadway performer with partial spinal paralysis. The piece aims to highlight himself and his dancing while on stage. It was inspired by the feathers of a peacock and theater curtains. The piece was made in two parts. First, the fabric section that was made by "sandwiching" a piece of interface, to allow for a stiff yet movable look, in between two pieces of cotton. The second part was made out of clear acrylic. The two pieces were nailed/bolted together in a pattern of increasingly large pieces of acrylic on top of the fabric. The piece has features including a string to make the piece compress and decompress. It also has handles/sleeves to allow for several ways for it to be worn.