WHAT IS A YOUTH
I have been pondering our relationship with the skin. We have become so accustomed to wearing it. It perceives touch, temperature, and carries the essence of our existence. Yet, it rejuvenates itself every 28 days. 28 days - it is hardly enough time for us to get used to it. Perhaps that's why we've chosen to wear clothes. Clothes will not abandon us; we hold the dominant role in this partnership. We decide how and when to adorn ourselves and when to send them to the charity shop around the corner. But I guess it is not enrirely true. We decorate ourselves to create a persona for our social lives. We invest fortunes in digital outfits for avatars in video games (funny enough those digital outfits for avatars are called “skins” by Chinese players). We indulge in luxury brands to join a prestigious "elite" circle.
Clothes are no longer just shields for our physical beings against the outside world. Perhaps your Heat-tech tells a different story, but my point is that clothes also serve to protect us from our self-destructive tendencies.
In this ongoing capsule collection, I have designed a set of 3D-printable modern armor, drawing inspiration from the interlocking structure of chainmail. Some claim that armor is for the weak, and although I once hesitated to acknowledge my own vulnerability as a woman in a patriarchal world (which is gradually improving or at least I hope it is), I now understand the importance of confronting our weaknesses. I aim to provide a set of armor that will always be available to those who may need it, regardless of when or who they are.
Clothes are no longer just shields for our physical beings against the outside world. Perhaps your Heat-tech tells a different story, but my point is that clothes also serve to protect us from our self-destructive tendencies.
In this ongoing capsule collection, I have designed a set of 3D-printable modern armor, drawing inspiration from the interlocking structure of chainmail. Some claim that armor is for the weak, and although I once hesitated to acknowledge my own vulnerability as a woman in a patriarchal world (which is gradually improving or at least I hope it is), I now understand the importance of confronting our weaknesses. I aim to provide a set of armor that will always be available to those who may need it, regardless of when or who they are.
SS24 Capsule Collection (On-going)
2023
2023
