lee-noy cohen

Category: Apparel

Competitions: International

Sensitive Content- SINS | Lee-noy Cohen One of my standout pieces in my graduation collection is a leather garment that encapsulates my exploration of self-censorship and sexuality. This piece draws inspiration from my life experiences growing up in a traditional home where sexuality is taboo. The garment reflects the "other self," the alter ego, and the "dirty" soul in a polished body. The leather garment is a reimagined classic T-shirt, using leather as a sexually-associated material to challenge conventional norms. The design incorporates humor, mimicking a human gesture of holding one’s testicles, portrayed by the T-shirt combined with a glove holding the skirt. The entire look is crafted from soft leather, emphasizing its timeless, sexual, and long-lasting qualities. The garment was created using the techniques of vacuum forming and free draping to form the gloved hand and skirt. This piece plays with the presentation of sexuality, both explicitly and implicitly, drawing inspiration from the worlds of photography, art, and fetish. Artists such as Robert Mapplethorpe and Gaspar Noé have influenced the design. The garment is part of an avant-garde approach, with a dramatic and dark color palette using leather to create a bold unique statement.

Category: Design

Competitions: International

Sensitive Content | Lee-noy Cohen I'm a young and aspiring designer, exploring issues such as: censorship, human bonds, sexuality and taboos. In my design process, I focus on silhouettes and clean lines. I find my self-expression mostly in drapping and forming fields. My collection deals with Self-censorship. Censorship resulting from the search and study of the enigma that is human nature - uncensored, wild and untamed . The “other self”, alter ego, the" dirty " soul in the polished body. The inspiration for the project came from my life experiences growing up in a traditional home where sexuality is taboo. Art was used as an ”excuse “ to explore dark, sexual, blunt and provocative worlds. The project draws inspiration from the worlds of photography, art, and fetish. Referring to artists such as Robert Mapplethorpe, Gaspar Noah and more. In my collection I played with sexuality and how it can be presented, explicitly and implicitly. I used leather as a sexually-associated material for the most basic item of clothing- the classic t – shirt. For me it was important to incorporate humour, I mimicked a human gesture, holding one’s testicles, portrayed by the t- shirt combined with the glove holding the skirt. The whole look is made off of soft leater, timeless, sexual and long lasting material. The collection consists of genderless clothing presented by men due to their world of sexuality being more culturally restricted and defined yet intriguing to the female eye. The collection is avant-garde , giving emphasis to silhouettes, volumes, and shapes. The colour palette is dramatic, dark and contrasting. The collection presents a combination of materials- leather, metal, plastic, etc.