Garment designed by Victoria Kwong, Photograph by Victoria Kwong, Model Theresa Williams
African are so proud of their skin that they bare their skin for body paint decoration as their 'garment', while Islamic women cover their bodies entirely in fabric leaving just the hand exposed as the main detail. Design emerged from these positive and negative relationship between the definition of garment to the body. The execution was inspired by an image of the juxtaposition of uniform and tutu from police and ballerinas in John Stazaker’s photographic collage. It led me to position a tailored jacket in different ways. The tailored jacket moulded on the shoulder around to the back, with lapels as an armhole detail.
Through dissecting and rebuilding, connecting and disconnecting, eliminating unnecessary parts, to form the final garment.
Garment is being exhibited in Premiere Vision, Paris.
African are so proud of their skin that they bare their skin for body paint decoration as their 'garment', while Islamic women cover their bodies entirely in fabric leaving just the hand exposed as the main detail. Design emerged from these positive and negative relationship between the definition of garment to the body. The execution was inspired by an image of the juxtaposition of uniform and tutu from police and ballerinas in John Stazaker’s photographic collage. It led me to position a tailored jacket in different ways. The tailored jacket moulded on the shoulder around to the back, with lapels as an armhole detail.
Through dissecting and rebuilding, connecting and disconnecting, eliminating unnecessary parts, to form the final garment.
Garment is being exhibited in Premiere Vision, Paris.