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Second Skin

Category: Apparel

SECOND SKIN EXPLORES IDENTITY, PROTECTION AND TRANSFORMATION THROUGH RECONSTRUCTED LEATHER GARMENTS MADE FROM DISCARDED LEATHER PIECES AND OFF CUTS. GROWING UP IN MANCHESTER, AN INDUSTRIAL CITY SHAPED BY MACHINERY HAS INFLUENCED MY BIOMECHANICAL AESTHETIC AND DARK VISUAL LANGUAGE. AT THE CORE OF MY PRACTICE IS UPCYCLING LEATHER GOODS AND WASTE TO GIVE DISCARDED MATERIALS A NEW LIFE THROUGH RECONSTRUCTION, SHOWING HOW GARMENT LIFE CAN BE EXPANDED. THIS PROJECT IS INSPIRED BY THE BIOMECHANICAL VISUALS OF H.R. GIGER AND THE DARK SCULPTURAL SILHOUETTES OF RICK OWENS.

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Mitchell Gardner

Second Skin

Manchester Met University

International 2026 Competition

Apparel

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