"SAYONARA KURAYAMI, さよなら 暗闇 - THE BEAUTY IN HORROR: THE YAKUZA AND THE AESTHETICS OF TRANSGRESSION IN CLOTHING"
THIS GRADUATION PROJECT PRESENTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FASHION COLLECTION IN STYLE AREA WITH TAILORING AND VANGUARD SEGMENTATION, DESTINED TO A FEMALE TARGET-PUBLIC. THE MAIN SUBJECT FROM THIS PROJECT IS THE JAPANESE CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION YAKUZA (ヤクザ), ORIGINATED IN THE EDO PERIOD (1603-1868) WITH ITS PRECEDENT TEKIYA (PEDDLERS) AND BAKUTO (PLAYERS). ACCORDINGLY, WITH THE MAIN SUBJECT, THE PROJECT STABLISHED A CONECTION WITH THE HORROR'S BEAUTY, BECAUSE RULES AND PUNISHMENTS, WHICH COULD BE APPLIED TO THE YAKUZA'S MEMBERS, SPECIALLY, THE YUBITSUME (指詰め) AND IREZUMI (入れ墨) - CERTAINTY, THERE IS AN AESTHETIC SENSE BEHIND THESE ATTITUDES. THEREFORE, THE TRANSGRESSION APPEARS IN AN AESTHETIC FORM IN THIS PROJECT, BEING TRANSLATED IN A BREAK OF TRADITIONALISM: A MIXTURE OF TWO WORLDS TOTALLY DISTINCT FROM EACH OTHER, THE JAPANESE TRADITIONAL VERSUS TAILORING, HOWEVER SHARING COMMON ELEMENTS BEING REPRESENTED BY A TAILORING KIMONO.
