THE INSPIRATION BEHIND MY DESIGNS STEMS FROM MY EXPERIMENTS AND CONTEMPLATION WITH MIRRORS. WHEN STANDING IN FRONT OF A MIRROR, PEOPLE OFTEN COMPARE THEMSELVES TO SOCIETY'S DEFINITION OF "BEAUTY" AND STRIVE TO FIT INTO CERTAIN TRENDS AND FASHIONS, ATTEMPTING TO REPLICATE THE APPEARANCE OF OTHERS TO CONFORM TO MAINSTREAM AESTHETICS. THE REFLECTION IN A MIRROR IS A PROCESS OF REPLICATION.
I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WHEN THE TWO MIRRORS ARE PARALLEL, AN INFINITE LOOP OF SPACE IS FORMED, REMINISCENT OF THE BLACK HOLES IN THE UNIVERSE—NOTHINGNESS, EMPTINESS, MEANINGLESSNESS, YET ETERNITY. THIS CONCEPT ALIGNS WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF TAOISM IN THE EAST, WHICH PURSUES NON-ACTION. BLINDLY CHASING TRENDS, CONSTANTLY REPLICATING, AND IMITATING OTHERS HOLD NO MEANING. THE FASTER TRENDS CHANGE, THE CLOSER THEY APPROACH MEANINGLESSNESS FROM A MACRO PERSPECTIVE OF TIME.
AS A DESIGNER, I TRANSFORM MIRRORS INTO GARMENTS, AS IF ADORNING THE WEARERS WITH ARMOR AGAINST THE FLOW OF TRENDS AND SUPPORT COUNTER-FASHION. WHEN THEY LOOK INTO THE MIRROR, THEY SEE ETERNITY AND THE TIMELESS BEAUTY UNTOUCHED BY SOCIETAL INFLUENCE. WHEN FACING OTHERS, NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO JUDGE OR DICTATE TO THEM BECAUSE THE MIRROR REFLECTS THEMSELVES.
IN THIS COLLECTION, I INCORPORATE THE REFLECTION ANGLES BETWEEN MIRRORS USING SPATIAL TECHNIQUES INSPIRED BY ORIGAMI. THE MIRROR MATERIALS PRESENT A SHARP, POINTED, AND SOLID 3D VISUAL EFFECT, EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPACE, FORM, AND THE HUMAN BODY. ADDITIONALLY, I EXTENSIVELY UTILIZE PLEATED BLACK TULLE OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS TO CREATE A SENSE OF FLOWING LIGHTNESS WITH THE WEARER'S MOVEMENT. THE BLACK TULLE SYMBOLIZES THE ENDLESS EMPTY LIKE A BLACK HOLE, WHILE THE STURDY AND INFINITELY FOLDING MIRRORED SURFACES REPRESENT ETERNITY. FURTHERMORE, I INCORPORATE BEADWORK TO CONSTRUCT THE ENTIRE SPACE BY CONNECTING POINT TO POINT. BY COMBINING CHAINMAIL, BEADWORK, AND SAFETY PINS, I EXPLORE THE VISUAL, AUDITORY, AND TACTILE SENSATIONS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE COLLISION OF THESE ELEMENTS.
THROUGH THIS COLLECTION, I AIM TO CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL SOCIETAL NORMS AND IGNITE PEOPLE'S CONTEMPLATION ON BEAUTY IN A FAST-PACED WORLD. TRENDS ARE FLEETING, AND FASHION CAN BE DECEIVING. MY DESIGNS ARE MEANT TO BE A TRUE REFLECTION OF THE WEARERS, ENABLING THEM TO SURPASS SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS AND THE CONSTRAINTS OF EVER-CHANGING FASHION TRENDS, ALLOWING THEM THE FREEDOM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AUTHENTICALLY.
