Femininity is something I remember longing for as a young girl. Being feminine felt so magical, without even being sure of what it was or meant. As a young girl and still today I used clothing as a tool to test and come closer to what femininity could be to me.
The collection ”From the memory of lon
ging for femininity” is built upon the contrast between a young girl’s perspective on femininity and clothing against my own view upon femininity today.
To be able to do so, my research is based upon a user-study, which I did with a six-year-old girl (Vera) who has not yet been touched by our society’s norms. I put her young, naive and playful eye on clothing in contrast to my understan- ding of femininity today.
My silhouettes, forms and design elements such as drape, smocking and draw string are inspired by this little girl way of interacting with the clothes, some reference talks more to the grown-up feminine side such as the lingerie straps. My hand-woven pieces are based upon the draw string idea and its naive idea of getting dressed or how to make something fit the body.
Through my collection I wish to showcase narratives of femininity from many different perspectives. I hope this collection can cherries and be an homage to generations to come in their search for femininity.
“From the memory of longing for femininity”
MA graduate collection
Textiles, Womenswear, Women's
hand painting, draping, hand weaving, smocking, storytelling, digital weaving
Plastic, Denim, Metal, Linen, Silk, Wool, Cotton, Paper, Viscose
Digital weaving
