“What Is Fashion?”

Fashion is not just clothes. It is a visual presentation of our aesthetic choices, gender expressions, social statements and cultural/religious reflections etc. Dressing the body can be a decision of how we want others to perceive ourselves without any verbal contact. By wearing this visual language, we get to either express our true identity, or […]

The Body: Fashion and Physique

  Maison Martin Margiela – Fall 1997 Seimi Couture Dress Form Tunic   The exhibition at FIT Museum showcases a series of garments that explore the relationship between fashion and our physical bodies. Throughout the time, fashion designers have been trying to change or emphasize certain parts of our bodies to build an image of […]

Dress Practice Log Reflection

  Reflecting on the themes of my 7-days dress practice log, I would say they are relaxed-fitting, simplicity, and black and white. Looking back on my photos, I noticed an interesting pattern that I like matching all-black clothes with white shoes. I am aware that most of my items are black, white, navy,  grey or […]

Gender Fluidity in Maison Margiela SS16

  Image source: Virginie Khateeb (photographer), “Meet the boys leading Margiela’s gender revolution”, Dazed Magazine, http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/26770/1/meet-the-boys-leading-margiela-s-gender-revolution   There is an interesting phenomenon in fashion haute couture – it has been all about women, and to express femininity through those highly expensive, luxuriously ornated and complicatedly conctructed gowns. There are no couture shows for menswear or male models. […]

Final Video Edit

This video was created using founded footages. All sources are cited in the end. I gathered and edited this video based by brand advocacy theme – no gender fashion. Since my advocacy group’s solution is to use fashion power such as models, runway and celebrities to influence people’s mind towards gender and fashion, I chose […]

Brand Advocacy

    With the increasing amount of LGBTQ group and a more and more open social environment for different gender recogni0on, we see a growing trend on the runway – women wearing hyper masculine clothing (e.g. Boss Fall 2015 RTW, Balenciaga Spring 2017 RTW), and men wearing soQ, feminine designs, or even skirts (e.g. Thom […]

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