'Aschenputtel' Trousers

Arthur Rackham is probably one of my favourite artists. If you've never heard of him, he was an illustrator, born in 1867 and lots of his illustrations were for fairy stories or children's books. He did illustrations for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, Alice in Wonderland and a Christmas Carol.

I drew this design after finding an Arthur Rackham illustration that I'd never seen before called Aschenputtel at the Ball. After a bit of research it turns out that Aschenputtel is a German variation of Cinderella and that the illustration was created for a book of fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1909.

Close up of the detail on the trousers

The design takes the detail on part of Aschenputtel's dress and uses the pattern on the trousers. The waist of the trousers has several folds of fabric gathered to a point, and copies the style of the off shoulder dress that Aschenputtel is wearing.

I wear these sort of trousers a lot as they are really comfy. The waist and ankles are elasticated, and they would be made of a light cotton. The design is quite simple, but it took me a surprising amount of time to draw them because of the intricate pattern on them.

Thank you for taking the time to look at this design. It is part of my 'Designs inspired by Art' Project. For my next design check back here next week.  

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