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In Construction

The Wonder Suit

Royal blue forms the ground for concentrated light. More than 200 brooches and more than 620 crystals and gemstones are already installed; the surface remains in active construction.

Active construction

Brooches, crystals, rhinestones, metal, gemstone, and refracted light

Direct-flash macro of the original multicolor butterfly brooch on the Wonder Suit fabric.

More than 200 brooches and more than 620 crystals and gemstones are already installed across royal blue. Placement is concentrating reflected light across the shoulder, lapel, sleeves, and trouser line while the final density remains in progress.

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WONDER SUIT / ORIGINAL-PHOTO ARCHIVE / 13 FRAMES

WONDER SUIT / ORIGINAL-PHOTO ARCHIVE / 13 FRAMES

The brooches stay exactly where they were.

The brooches stay exactly where they were.

Thirteen direct derivatives of thirteen original photographs. Only crop, angle, background isolation, tonal filtering, and grain have changed.

Thirteen direct derivatives of thirteen original photographs. Only crop, angle, background isolation, tonal filtering, and grain have changed.

Front crop of the royal-blue Wonder Suit jacket showing the original brooch placement across both lapels and sleeves.
Wonder Suit jacket detail with its original brooches under a pink and cobalt Japan-inspired color grade.
Black-and-white archival crop of the Wonder Suit jacket and its unchanged brooch arrangement.
Royal-blue Wonder Suit trousers and original brooches photographed with an early-digital direct-flash treatment.
Close crop of one Wonder Suit trouser leg with the original gold brooches under a warm pink filter.
Paired Wonder Suit trouser legs with the authentic brooch pattern preserved under a cool archival grade.
Top-down diagonal view of the Wonder Suit jacket with every original brooch preserved against a dark field.
Left side detail of the Wonder Suit jacket mapping its original butterfly, floral, and starburst brooches.
Right side detail of the Wonder Suit jacket with its original brooches under a saturated chrome color grade.
Macro photograph of the original purple starburst brooch attached to the Wonder Suit fabric.
Black-and-white macro of the original gold and purple brooch cluster on the Wonder Suit.
Macro field of the Wonder Suit's original insect and floral brooches under a teal-magenta filter.
Direct-flash macro of the original multicolor butterfly brooch on the Wonder Suit fabric.

CONSTRUCTION / MOVEMENT / CARE

Materials, construction, movement, and handling.

Materials

Materials

Brooches, crystals, rhinestones, metal, gemstone, and refracted light

Brooches, crystals, rhinestones, metal, gemstone, and refracted light

Weight or current measure

Weight or current measure

The weight question will decide the structure.

The weight question will decide the structure.

Construction

Construction

More than 200 brooches and more than 620 crystals and gemstones are currently secured across the royal-blue jacket and trousers. Placement, attachment, mobility, weight distribution, and response under direct flash remain under review as density increases.

More than 200 brooches and more than 620 crystals and gemstones are currently secured across the royal-blue jacket and trousers. Placement, attachment, mobility, weight distribution, and response under direct flash remain under review as density increases.

Wear

Wear

The first panel must move without sharp edges reaching the body.

The first panel must move without sharp edges reaching the body.

Care

Care

Separate hard surfaces during storage once samples exist.

Separate hard surfaces during storage once samples exist.

Physical presence

Current checks compare attachment retention, weight distribution, mobility, and reflected light under direct flash as new ornament is installed.

Decision record

No completed decision record is published yet. The work remains in active construction, and the installed count is kept distinct from the planned final scale.

Handling and care

Plan for removable clusters and padded separation.