Basic Trimming
My collection is all about versatility and utility meeting fashion.
I began by looking into the craft of Kintsugi, a Traditional Japanese art form that highlights the imperfection of a broken piece of ceramics with restorative gold glued connections, it makes the broken parts, the interesting parts and creates tension between beautiful and broken.
Being the absolute opposite of Kintsugi, I looked into my army service as a source of inspiration. I served for two years as a textile developer and seamstress in the Israeli defense forces.
During the two years of my service, a big part of my work revolved around the different hardware, straps, trims and connectors we used in the products we developed. However, the use of all these was out of a need or necessity and the decision on which of them to use and when wasn't really a design choice.
My collection is a merge between the utilitarian aspect of army combat equipment and kintsugi’s delicate seam lines translated into fashion. It examines how zippers, snaps and clasps of many kinds, can be the highlight of the garment, in both a functional and decorative way, creating versatile garments that can be worn in different ways, using thoughtful connections.
Featured in ARE fashion magazine
Project mentors - Thaddeus Taylor-O'neil, Kip Kirkendall
Photography - Inbar Gold
Models - Taylor Zeng, Kelsey Zeng
Location - Mana contemporary, Jersey city. John Chamberlain exhibition curtesy of the AYN Foundation.