Jul 3, 2009

‘ROOTS’ aw 09/10

My starting point was an old Romanian piece of cloth embroidered with geometric human figures. I turned the embroidered silhouettes into the outlines of my collection. In those outlines I attuned underwear shapes and reinterpreted Romanian hand embroidery.

The collection has two kinds of pieces: those that consist of a lot of hand labor and the industrial ones. The jackets are made using traditional techniques, hand sewing the canvas into the felt, without any fusing. Everything under the main fabric is hand sewn, giving the jacket shape and a longer life. The hand embroidery on the felt jackets is made using cutouts, layering and a lot of needle work. Those are unique pieces, made within days and days of work.

On the other hand, the same embroidery layout is turned into a digital print, expressing the exact opposite- the possibility to reproduce a piece into lots of identical ones. I chose all kinds of screws and pins to illustrate the automated, fast present world. The digital print has the purpose of quoting the unique, hand labored pieces in an approach that defines our times - multiplication.


Photos: Dan Samoila

Make-up: Marian Tanase

Nicoleta Cimpeanu

Hair: Marina Moldovan

Face accessories: Acarete for Andreea Badala

Shoes: Coca Zaboloteanu

The SLEEVELESS COAT


Felt sleeveless coat with metal reinforcements, pleated collar and hand embroidery

Jersey blouse with hand shaped sleeves.

The BLACK TROUSERS


Rayon and neoprene trousers with a high waist and silk fringes

Digital printed silk organza top

The REINFORCED JACKET- front


Traditionally made felt jacket, built on metal reinforcements.

Rayon and neoprene trousers with silk fringes.

The REINFORCED JACKET- side


Traditionally made felt jacket, built on metal reinforcements.

Rayon and neoprene trousers with silk fringes.

The DRESS WITH HANDS


Silk organza, machine-pleated voile and rayon dress with reinforced sleeves

The OVERALL


Rayon overall with pleated front collar, shoulder pads and silk fringes

The JACKET WITH EMBROIDERED SLEEVES


Traditionally made felt jacket, with hand embroidered sleeves and cushioned shoulders.

Rayon and neoprene trousers with silk fringes.

The PRINTED DRESS


Digital printed silk organza dress

Jersey sleeves with hand shapes

The JACKET AS A DRESS


Digital printed silk organza jacket

Nylon leggings

The DENIM JACKET


Sequined denim jacket

Corset-tulle trousers with a high waist

The BODY


Digital printed silk organza and tulle body

Nylon leggings

The WHITE TROUSERS


Corset-tulle trousers with a high waist

Silk jersey top with silk fringes

The CHEEK ACCESSORY AND THE SLEEVES


Cardboard cheek accessory

Jersey sleeves with hand shapes

The SHORT DRESS


Digital printed silk organza and corset-tulle dress with reinforced shoulder shapes and laser-cut frills

The CANVAS JACKET


Canvas jacket with hand-sewn details that mime the interior of a traditionally made jacket

Corset-tulle trousers with a high waist

The SILK-PRINTED BLOUSE


Organza silk-printed blouse

Jersey and tulle leggings

The SHORT SKIRT


Digital printed silk organza and corset tulle skirt with laser-cut frills

Silk jersey top with silk fringes

The LONG DRESS


Lame, silk organza and machine- pleated voile long dress, with laser-cut accessories on the shoulders

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