They met in the 90’s and both agree that they were both quite naïve when starting their business. Their third show was called System Error. They had to take out a loan to buy a mac to complete all of the graphics and images for this. The garments in this show had hidden tunnels within it, giving the feeling of needing to be held. For this show they used only 1 model for all 13 outfits. They had 1 minute to change her in and out of outfits. This was a unique thing to be done in a collection show. The hairstyle that they used represented Queen Christina, who was a warrior queen – these ghosts fascinate Boudicca.
Another venture that Boudicca has been working on is animation. They believe that this is not to be restricted. They like this way of working because you can use any materials including paper, card, tissue etc. Another reason that this works for Boudicca is because they aren’t scared to try new things because you’re not spending huge amounts of money. It also doesn’t have to be technically correct as long as it photographs well.
The tornado dress – 2009, to make this animation they built up a dress out of paper and cut parts of it away whilst filming using a motion sense camera.