Arts Thread

The idea behind this collection started last summer, when I stumbled upon ASMR video’s of the V&A museum. It were video’s of the museum staff restoring archival pieces, and included delicate sounds of tissue paper being unraveled, sequins scratching on the table, brush strokes wiping the dust away, … . 
It fascinated me how garments, once worn around a human body, were now too fragile to even be held upright. This started to make me interested in the idea of fragility. I wanted to explore this idea through masculinity, because there is this preconceived notion of men that they are expected to be strong and unbreakable. It’s not fixed, but rather shaped by social norms and expectations. But what if they were looked at the same as this fragile museum object, handled with care and protected in this blanket of paper. Changing the way how men are perceived, and seeing the beauty in the fragility. With this in mind I started to design a collection that included elements of wrapping/packing things, and mixing them with masculine wear. For my material choices I used these suiting fabrics, that are typically associated with menswear, and combining them with more soft/delicate colors and textures. This collection for me is a way to question traditional ideas of masculinity by wrapping them in layers of tenderness and emotion.