MODA 2016 - BLOCK

SOLD OUT

このたびシカゴ最大級のファッションショーで3着のカプセルコレクションをテーマ「シカゴの未来、現在、過去」として発表させていただきました。

2着目は、シカゴの人種的に隔離された各地区がそれぞれのプライドを保って独立しながらも、市営地下鉄によってそれぞれ個性的な地区が1つの街として繋がって地域間・人種間に摩擦を生みながらも機能していることを表現したドレスです。

photo: Kathy Zhou
model: Ada Alozie
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Second Look: Neighborhoods/Segregation/Pride. The construction of the dress features panels of black and white, with straight borders, representing Chicago's heavily segregated neighborhoods. Linking these neighborhoods are colored ribbons that represent the CTA lines that hold the city together - however fragile the links may be. Heavy interfacing on the panels, but not behind the links, results in an awkward fit and appearance of questionable integrity. However, the model walks with pride, just as Chicagoans hold pride in their neighborhoods and city, regardless of the problems there may be. The book, featuring a black-and-white Chicago flag, is a reference to both the persisting racial violence today, and the history of civil rights movements in the city.