Design Throwback 1: HANNIBAL

      

      Two summers ago, I would design a collection for every movie that inspired me. 

      I've always loved suspense thrillers, especially those extremely weird ones that just leave you thinking about it for the entire day. Jaw-dropping. Mysterious. Surreal. Raw. These are just a few of the many adjectives to describe The Silence of The Lambs. This is definitely one of the movies that have affected me in more ways than one. Though some may find this film to be totally disturbing, I find that the gore and psychological twists are true to life. One must see beyond the glorified bloodshed to understand its true meaning. In my opinion, I think that one message of the film would be that HUMAN NATURE HAS IMPERFECTIONS. We feel. We believe. But sometimes, we sublimate these feelings and beliefs in different ways---ways that a "normal human" would deem unacceptable. But it leaves us with this question... What IS normal? And who defines this?  

     My mixed emotions and my boggled mind moved me to conjure up a few designs for this mini collection entitled, well, HANNIBAL.  Hopefully, I did the movie justice and represented the emotions concretely. And if I didn't, well.... let's leave it to Dr. Lecter to decide. 

Hannibal Lecter: "Well, Clarice - have the lambs stopped screaming?"

Every psychopath has his story. But what I find endearing in Hannibal is his heart and his intellect. 

There was this one scene that was distinctly disturbing, that it ended up being my main inspiration for the collection. "Bowels in or bowels out?"
If you're up for it, here's a link to the short scene in the movie.

The mask is my version of Hannibal's mask. It's just to give a dark and mysterious edge to the collection. It gives power to a woman. It does not constrict.

The "HANNIBAL woman" in this collection is intelligent, powerful, revealing, and untouchable. She is the feminine side of Clarice Starling. Think Alexander McQueen + Lanvin! That's the Hannibal hybrid.

(Yes I used recycled paper for my drawings...post-exam reviewers are put to good use HAHA)

The opening number is a sexy slip-dress with a plunging neckline. The ruffles are inspired by "bowels" which can be seen dangling in the movie (yuck). The ruffles begin at one point in the center of the dress, and multiply downwards as if the bowels are really falling out...

Blood inspired neckline and a new twist on the ruffles!

Hot pants with ruffles at the side seam.

A sexy look that's just as sharp as a knife.

I remember Clarice Starling wearing a simple black dress with a deep v-shaped neckline. This is my take on the outfit. I added sharp sleeves for a powerful look.

Inverted V-shaped hems are my thing now. And it surprised me to see that I drew something like it 2 years ago. 

A sleek top and pants combo. Plaid print (in leather strips) is on top of a sheer base. 

The ruffle-clad Hannibal woman, stronger than ever.

Main Image: Andy Paradise / WireImage

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