Alexandra Witter
AAS fashion design
Parsons School of Design
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Womenswear / Textiles - Print / Textile Innovation/Textile Art
My location: New York, United States
Alexandra Witter
First Name: Alexandra
Last Name: Witter
University / College: Parsons School of Design
Course / Program: AAS fashion design
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Womenswear / Textiles - Print / Textile Innovation/Textile Art
My Location: New York, United States
Website: Click To See Website
About
As a designer and printmaker, I focus on exploring gender roles cross-generationally, with an intention of “marrying the past to the present.” In the context of my Italian heritage, my most recent body of work was originally inspired by my great grandfather who was a shoemaker, immigrating from Calabria to the United States in 1920, and my great grandmother, who was a homemaker.Blending elements of traditionally masculine suits/workwear with feminine kitchenware/sleepwear from the 50’s and 60’s, I hope to ultimately leave the viewer with room for interpretation, and questions to ponder:How have gender roles changed inside and outside of the household over the past century? How do we see society reverting back to gender boxing norms of the past? How have women’s bodies been regulated over time?
THE homemaker and the shoemaker
This collection explores gender roles cross-generationally, and the human tendency to naively romanticize the past. With an intention of “marrying the past to the present” in the context of my Italian heritage, I was originally inspired by my great grandfather who was a shoemaker, immigrating from Calabria to the United States in 1920, and my great grandmother, who was a homemaker. Blending elements of traditionally masculine suits/workwear with feminine homemaker/kitchenware/sleepwear from the 50’s and 60’s, I hope to ultimately leave the viewer with room for interpretation, and questions to ponder: How have gender roles changed inside and outside of the household over the past century? How do we see society reverting back to gender boxing norms of the past? How have women’s bodies been regulated over time?
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