Project:
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The Pom-Pom Suit
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Story:
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After Stanford's Water Polo team lost in the NCAA finals for a second year, fans threw down their pom-poms as they left the stadium. I seized the opportunity and collected most of the discarded pom-poms.
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Inspiration:
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The Pom-Pom Suit was built as a personal project.
I was inspired by the pants that Andre3000 from OutKast wore in the music video for their song, Rosa Parks.
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Construction:
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The Pom-Pom Suit contains over 250 cheerleading pom-poms that I sewed on with fishing line to a base shirt and pair of pants.
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Public Display:
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The catwalk pictures are from the Exploratorium's "2nd Skin" Public Runway Show. The suit remained on display for six months at the Exploratorium as part of their Clothesline Project.
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Snowboarding:
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The final suit turned out better than I imagined. Because the suit was very warm, I decided to take it to the ski slopes. It was fun to see all the surprised faces as I rode down the hill.
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