This is a Unitard i just designed and built for a solo piece choreographed by Garrett Smith. It is for a Karly Wilkens of the Houston Ballet Academy. I really like the pop in colors between the wine nylon spandex and the yellow and fascia airbrushing. 
Garretts only requirement was that this look have a hood, which turned out to be my favorite part :) Lately my approach to work in stretch fabrics has been to create looks more complex than leo or unitards. I work to give more form to these simple silhouettes. Below is a leotard design i'm working on to create a "bodice" feel in stretch fabric surprisingly for another new work by Mr. Smith.
--Below is the translation of my above design into stretch fabric.. Designing custom textiles is new for me, but was very fun, and perfect for the project.. See another finished dress from the piece, and a couple of the costume renderings in the blog tittled - Design for new work by Garrett Smith. -
