Mad Hatter Tea Party

Mosman High School

Erin Alana Miles


"My Major Textiles Project costume explores the femininity and psychopathy behind the 'Mad Hatter' archetype, drawing inspiration from the outlandish couture designs of the late Alexander McQueen."

Images of Work

"I constructed a wet-felt fabric from merino wool and baby camel fibres to create the top hat that is the centrepiece of my MTP. The various colours, textures and intricate fabric construction details contributed to the overall appeal of the work."

"The 'Soluweb' leaves I designed and made to scatter along the costume's skirt and corset mimic the shape of chains on the corset, as well as binding the open slits of the silk skirt. The detail and texture of the leaves contrast the smoothness of the silk, cotton and polyamide fabrics which were used."

Select Student Folio Pages

The pages selected for each project reflect the individual students' interpretations of the syllabus guidelines for the MTP. Each student should develop their folio according to the guidelines, relating to their own individual project. This may result in a variety of presentation styles, numbers of sketches and/or experiments.