ur flesh wouldnt lie 2 u
Category: Apparel
Competitions: International
The first look introduces the collection through material rather than silhouette, exploring the thin line between the body, the skin we wear, and the identities we construct. The trousers are made from velvet, naturally dyed and also using a fish tye-dye technique with Tex-Up, allowing the fabric to take on marks and textures that feel almost skin/fish-like. Upcycled leather runs down each side of the trousers, continuing the conversation between fabric and hide. The leather comes from an old cowhide carpet I found on Vinted. Instead of treating it as a finished object and also fitting each pattern piece, I cut around natural shapes and intuitively patchworked it back together, letting each piece find its own place. I wasnt interested in making it perfect or symmetrical, but in trusting what felt right to the eye. Adding upcycled cuts of edges of leather jacket to mimic the thin strength to hold up a facade. The same cowhide continues into the jacket, where the original back of the hyde becomes the back panel of the garment. Rather than covering or disguising it, I wanted to reveal it. By removing the "coat" and exposing what sits beneath, the garment questions where clothing ends and the body begins. In the end, maybe it isn't about the skin at all, but about what exists underneath it. Your humanity will always find ways to leak through anyway
