MOTHER JOAN

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Three-panel image featuring nuns. Left: Scene from "Mother Joan of the Angels," 1961, showing nuns in a corridor. Center: Historical portrait of a nun with a starched cornette. Right: Group of nuns in traditional habits outside a building.
Composite image featuring black-and-white photo of nuns in habits, art of two doves symbolizing spirit, vintage portrait, and silhouette photo of a woman.
Close-up of a single feather on a dark background, black and white

PROCESS

  • Fashion design layout featuring a priest-inspired garment sketch on the left and a model wearing a long, sleeveless dress with pleated details on the right.

  • Black and white photo collage featuring a woman in a long dress, close-up on a black garment with buttons, and fashion sketches of various dress designs.

  • A collage on an open sketchbook page with images and sketches. It includes a photo of doves, fashion sketches, feathers, and a group photo of people in costumes. Handwritten notes and red tape are also visible.

  • Fashion design process with two images showing toile iterations of a dress, featuring models wearing prototypes with feather details and asymmetric shapes. On the right, a close-up scan of rooster feather applique on double-faced wool crepe with steel strapping.

  • Fashion design layout featuring two white garments with sketches and patterns. Includes photos of a model wearing transparent clothes, and also detailed fashion sketches and technical design elements labeled "LOOK 03."

  • Fashion editorial with two models in black chiffon outfits, including a double-layered chiffon shirt, shorts, and organza cloak. Accessories include a bullet rosary. A black and white artistic image with butterfly wings is in the background.

  • Fashion accessories page featuring a birdcage hat with rooster feathers, netting, and leather, alongside a model wearing a silk habotai scarf with a Francesca Woodman photo design.

  • Rosary made of red coral, cherry wood beads, pyrite cubes, glass, and a hammered bullet casing, on a braided silk thread. One side shows the rosary laid out, the other shows it held in a tattooed hand.

Fashion model wearing black sleeveless top, sheer skirt, red and black beaded necklace, gloves, and black heels standing against white background.
Model wearing a dramatic red feathered top with an asymmetric design, paired with a long black flowing skirt.
Person wearing a long black sleeveless dress with a colorful skirt peeking out, accessorized with black high heels and a black feathered headpiece.
Person wearing black sheer outfit, long red beaded necklace, and black gloves
Person wearing a black sleeveless dress with red collar and floral pleated skirt, black high heels, and a black fascinator with feathers, posing with back facing the camera against a white background.
A model wearing a red feathered dress with a bare back, posing with hands on hips against a plain background.
Model wearing a sheer black outfit with red and silver beaded necklace and black gloves.
Person wearing a black dress with netted headpiece and bow, posing against a gray background.
Fashion model wearing a black outfit with long braids, posing with hands on hips, wearing black gloves and a red beaded necklace against a light background.
Model wearing a black outfit with sheer black pants and black leather gloves, standing against a white background.
Person wearing a red feather dress with dramatic makeup and styled hair, in profile view against a light background.
Person wearing a black sleeveless top, sheer pants, high heels, and long red beaded necklace on a neutral background.
Person wearing a red feather dress with wild hairstyle
Fashion model in a black sleeveless dress and headpiece with veil, wearing black heels, on a white background.
Person wearing a red feathered dress with a voluminous hairstyle, standing against a neutral background.
A woman in a sheer black outfit and high heels, wearing a red and black beaded necklace, standing in profile against a light background.
Black and white photo of a person wearing a dress with feather details, striking a pose against a plain backdrop.
Black and white photo of a person kneeling on the floor, wearing a sleeveless top, long necklace, and pants, with long, flowing hair.

All Images Shot by Alicia Zhu

MOTHER JOAN

A Fashion Short Film on the Identity & Femininity of Performance

Shot & Edited by Rachel Rives