Scope: Contemporary Research Topics (Art and Design), 25 (Special Issue – Fashion), 70-73. https://doi.org/10.34074/scop.1025015
Photo credit: Kathryn A. Hardy Bernal (2023). Una Colección de Moda, “El Amor Nunca Muere”: Deconstructed/Reconstructed Gothic & Lolita Fashion by “Botticelliangel” (Kathryn A. Hardy Bernal).
Modelo 2: “Sagravera” (detail). Upcycled (reconstructed) from:
1. Screen-printed clothing patch: Modified by my embroidery, my hand-beaded immaculate heart, and Gothic Alchemy pewter cross set with amethyst
2. Dangerfield Gothic Secrets Cropped Blouse
3. Bodyline L075 Blouse
4. Bodyline L466 JSK Dress
5. Bodyline L380 Skirt
6. Restyle Vampire Aristocrat Skirt: Modified by my embroidery and pewter cross set with crystals
Inspiration:
6. Sagravera = Sagrada + Calavera = Sacred Skull + Vera = Truth
7. La Catrina Calavera/Día de Los Muertos
8. Santa Muerte/Saint Death/Muerte Eterno/Eternal Death/Lady Death
9. Mariposas (butterflies) symbolising the return of souls/spirits
10. Red roses/Immaculate Heart (Corazón Inmaculado): La Virgen María
Kathryn A. Hardy Bernal 