Spotlight: Natalie Chanin, Fashion Designer
Natalie Chanin has taken hands-on creating to a new level and a wider audience with Alabama Chanin and The School of Making. By emphasizing sustainability, open-sourcing and ethical practices, she...
Wearable Art
Wearable Art
Browse through the wearable art projects and inspiration from makers on Create Whimsy. Also known as Artwear or “art to wear”, wearable art is individually designed pieces of handmade clothing, accessories or jewelry created as fine or expressive art. From unique designs, to painting and embellishing with stitching, wearable art reflects the wearers style.
More Wearable Art
Spotlight: Jenny Hill, Hand Felted Wearable Artist
After a southern California life in PR, Jenny Hill wanted to feed her creative side. She discovered felting and never looked back. Jenny immersed herself in organic farming and learned...
Spotlight: Laura Lee Ullrich, Bead Artist
Who knew that a self-taught bead artist could create such intricate work? With no beading classes nearby, Laura Lee Ullrich picked a project she loved from a magazine and has...
Spotlight: Sara Rickards, Embroidery Artist and Designer
You can catch a glimpse of Sara Rickards' work anywhere from video tutorials to kits to design to red carpets and the runways of fashion designers. And she does it...
Spotlight: Marijke van Welzen, Wearable Artist
Marijke van Welzen creates wearable art using techniques she developed over the years. Not afraid of experimentation or a challenge, Marijke produces unique art garments that explore a theme or...
Spotlight: Kaylin Francis, Fiber Artist
Needing just a table and her tools to create, Kaylin Francis is poised to take a big leap in her fiber art. After earning a BFA at the Oregon College...
Spotlight: JoAnn Manzone, Felt Fiber Artist
With nature's inspiration all around her, JoAnn Manzone transforms natural plants, dyes and fibers into one-of-a-kind wearable art. Always a needleworker, she knew she had found her place in the...
Fashion Forward, 3 Centuries of Fashion
I had the amazing experience of being able to visit the Fashion Forward, 3 Centuries of Fashion exhibit while in Paris in 2016. When you need to travel for business,...
