Sophia Vandycke 

This design is inspired by Brunelleschi's dome from the cathedral of Florence, Santa Maria del Fiore. The outfit begins with a top with ¾ sleeves that ends just above the waist. The center portion of the shirt depicts a pattern reminiscent of frescoes from inside the Duomo and the sleeves are the same color as the skirt. The skirt is layered with a similar construction as Brunelleschi’s dome; there is an inner and outer dome. The inner dome is a hoop skirt that gives the skirt the curved shape and provides support to the structure. The hoop skirt is similar in form to the actual inner dome, with stacked horizontal rings connected to vertical supports. The outer layer of the skirt is composed of sheer, red-brown, fabric with hard white vertical strips; the outer layer is what has the visual appearance of Brunelleschi’s Dome. It starts at the waist and ends at the mid-calf; the rigid structures that give the skirt its shape cause the whole skirt to have a rocking sway as the model moves, resembling the movement of a bell at the cathedral that has just been struck. Underneath the skirt is a pair of ivory pants.