Creative Design: Professional

inBetween3dPrintDress: A 3D Printed Structured Draped Dress 

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Abstract

This research-creation emerges from a broader investigation into eco-responsibility within fashion design practice, examining tensions between experimental garments and acceleratingly ephemeral fashion. How can emerging technologies contribute to sustainable practices while maintaining emotional resonance often absent from eco-responsible fashion discourse? How can we interfere in the relentless acceleration of environmental disaster driven by mainstream fashion production cycles? 

The inbetween3dPrintDress achieves conceptual and formal cohesion through systematic exploration of tensions between opposing elements into a unified artistic statement: traditional techniques and emerging technology, handcraft draping and machine production, organic fluid forms and geometric rigidity. In line with the 'Softness' category proposed in previous research, the team aimed to express emotions including empathy, anticipated nostalgia, tenderness or care, and vulnerability. This work contributes significantly to sustainable fashion design discourse by demonstrating how emerging technologies integrate with ancestral techniques, including draping and zero-waste cutting, to create emotionally resonant, eco-responsible garments.

Keywords: 3D printing, eco-fashion, draping

How to Cite:

Martin, D., Ashournia, N., abdelhamid, H. & Li, S., (2025) “inBetween3dPrintDress: A 3D Printed Structured Draped Dress ”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 1(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.21375