TY - CONF AB - The purpose of this garment is to display the drastic contrast in painting styles and ideologies of Italian Art seen between the Dark Ages (500-1000AD), rooted in spiritual iconography and flat compositions, to the Renaissance or “Golden Age” (1271-1600AD) of humanism, with realistic painting techniques. Primary research was conducted at Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan, Italy.&nbsp; Crivelli’s (1488) Madonna of the Candeletta served as the main source of silhouette and beading inspiration. The asymmetric design was achieved through draping techniques.&nbsp; Asymmetric elements include a tailored sleeve on the right side and added fullness with tulle on the left side of the garment. A stiff polyester satin was selected for the main dress and sleeve to create a powerful stance against the soft gathered tulle. Hand beading was completed on the skirt trickling up the bodice by threading each bead on in the pattern interpreted from Crivelli’s painting.<br> AU - Madeline Kim, Ellen Carol McKinney DA - 2019/12// DO - 10.31274/itaa.8396 IS - 1 VL - 76 PB - Iowa State University Digital Press PY - 2019 TI - Through to Gold T2 - International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings UR - https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/itaa/article/id/8396/ ER -