Photograph · Animazement 2013
Snack Dress

The snack-bag skirt spreads below the pale bib and oversized pink headpiece, crinkled packets against the soft puffed fabric.
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The skirt opens into a broad patchwork of snack packets, their glossy surfaces overlapping in many colors. Blue cookie bags, orange and red chip packets and yellow labels sit at different angles, with several recognizable words and logos remaining visible. Folded corners and sealed edges make the material feel constructed from separate pieces rather than printed as one flat pattern.
Above it, the bodice has a pale lavender bib-like panel bordered by darker trim. Short puffed sleeves and broad pale pink shapes surround the shoulders and head. Their soft folded surfaces contrast with the skirt's sharper crinkles and busy packaging graphics. Light brown hair and a straight fringe remain visible between those larger padded-looking forms.
One hand lifts near the chest while the other rests lower, close to a dark wrist accessory and small rectangular object. The face tilts down with the eyes lowered, the mouth held in a small, informal expression. That quieter upper pose balances the skirt's much more exuberant texture.
The background is a pale brick wall with straight seams and modest surface grain. Gentle light keeps the face and pale headpiece readable while the packets catch many small, harder reflections. The atmosphere is playful and inventive through the unusual material pairing. The vertical composition narrows at the dark waist before expanding into the skirt, then answers that lower width with the oversized pink shapes above. Fine hair, softer cloth, padded-looking folds and glossy crinkled wrappers remain visibly distinct. The repeated black borders help separate the brighter packaging from the pale upper garment, giving the elaborate costume a clear silhouette against the quieter wall.
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