“PART ONE OF” IS A WOMENSWEAR FINE ART COLLECTION CONSISTING OF A TEAM OF 20+ COLLABORATORS. “PART ONE OF” IS A COMMENTARY ON THE FASHION INDUSTRY THAT EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE FEMALE BODY AND GARMENT. THE COLLECTION WAS SHOWN THROUGH AN EXHIBITION FORMAT, INCORPORATING SCENT & SOUND.
COLLABORATORS: CHARLOTTE MASTERS, MOE LEE, ANTHEA SOMBROEKK, WILLIAM HARRIS, HANK WOODWARD, CRAWFORD GEORGE, CAROLINE CONE, JULIA JARRETT, JULIA DANTONIO, JAKE TASKER, GABRIEL PEREZ, ZUBIN ISAAC, BENNETT GOERGEN, MAVERICK QUIROS, RUBEN SALAZAR, CORRIE SWEAT, SEPTEMBER PARK, ANDREA PENALBA, KADI FLORY, CAMERON COX, CHRISTINA LONDOÑO, SAM SCHEPER, DAVIS RUSSELL
LOOK 1: COMMENTING ON THE IDEA OF “DO YOU WEAR THE GARMENT, OR DOES THE GARMENT WEAR YOU?”; AS WELL AS EXPOSING TRANSPARENCY IN GARMENT CONSTRUCTION
LOOK 2: COMMENTING ON EXPLOITATION OF THE BODY & THE REALITY OF HARSH WORKING CONDITIONS
LOOK 3: COMMENTING ON THE MENTAL & PHYSICAL RESTRICTIONS CLOTHING CAN HAVE ON A HUMAN. BY CREATING SCULPTURAL SILHOUETTES, IT ALLOWED FOR THESE PIECES TO COMMENT ON THE IDEA OF THE BODY BEING SEEN AS ART, RATHER THAN THIS OVER SEXUALIZED OBJECT.
LOOK 4: COMMENTING ON NUDITY, EXPOSURE OF THE BODY, AND WHAT IS SEEN AS BEAUTIFUL
LOOK 5: COMMENTING ON NUDITY, EXPOSURE OF THE BODY, AND THE ROLE TECHNOLOGY PLAYS IN OUR SOCIETY
LOOK 6: COMMENTING ON PUTTING THE “IDEAL” BODY TYPE ON DISPLAY WHILE INCORPORATING A LIVE RECORDING OF THE VIEWERS, WHO HAVE NOW BECOME THE SUBJECT; IN ADDITION, DISCUSSING BEAUTY STANDARDS & WORKING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE FASHION INDUSTRY.
