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Fernanda De Castro

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Hello, RLSD committee My name is Fernanda, I’m a 25 year old fashion student currently based in São Paulo, BR. My passion lies in the connection between all forms of art, specially fashion and literature. In garments creation, my specialty and passion is pattern making. Drawing inspiration from fashion history, different artistic movements, and the exploration of materials. For me, leather not just a fabric, but also a medium that can communicate grandeur and tradition. I love designing garments that defy convention yet have the ability to stand the test of time, combining craft with concept.

SUPREMA PELE - Drafting and pattern making: the brutalism and suprematism in fashion

Category: Apparel

Competitions: Brazil, International

A ideia por trás de SUPREMA PELE é explorar a inter-relação entre o brutalismo e o suprematismo utilizando a moda como meio. A coleção consiste em quatro peças e foi criada a partir da pintura Black Square, de Malevich, e das origens da filosofia arquitetônica. A modelagem, como principal fonte de toda criatividade, torna-se evidente neste projeto; assim como todo edifício começa com cálculos e linhas, cada look é primeiramente construído antes de receber uma expressão. Por meio de técnicas como a moulage e o trabalho com couro, o projeto busca evidenciar o contraste entre rigidez e flexibilidade. Em comparação ao concreto, o couro é um material denso, porém maleável, que permite criar algo rígido a partir de formas orgânicas. Esse equilíbrio é o que o suprematismo propõe por meio da simplicidade, redução e geometrização das formas. Na coleção SUPREMA PELE, não há decoração sem construção. O projeto procura demonstrar que a imaginação não deve se opor à estrutura, mas nascer a partir dela. Expor linhas, cortes e costuras torna-se a forma de tornar a modelagem visível e capaz de falar por si mesma.

SUPREMA PELE - Drafting and pattern making: the brutalism and suprematism in fashion

Category: Apparel

Competitions: International

The idea behind SUPREMA PELE is to explore the interrelation of brutalism and suprematism using fashion as the medium. The collection consists of four garments and was created based on Malevich’s painting Black Square and the origins of architectural philosophy. Pattern making as the main source of all creativity becomes evident in this project; just as every building starts with calculations and lines, each outfit is first constructed before being given an expression. Through techniques like moulage and working with leather, the project aims at showing the contrast between stiffness and flexibility. In contrast with concrete, leather is a dense but malleable fabric that allows for creating something rigid from organic shapes. This balance is what suprematism implies by simplicity, reduction, and basic geometries. In the SUPREMA PELE collection, there is no decoration without construction. The project seeks to show how imagination should not be opposed to structure, but be born out of it. Exposing lines, cuts, and seamlines becomes the way pattern making becomes visible and speaks for itself.

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