IN THE FOLD
This all-white, pleated ensemble was created through the repetitive pleating of white Supima cotton shirting and explores volume, movement, and layering. The piece was inspired by close-up imagery of bird wings and the methodical, purposeful layering of feathers. The piece itself serves as a visual product of what it means to exhaustively repeat, modulate, and reiterate. By accentuating only the exposed legs and back, I am able to place my feminine body within a suit-like, traditional masculine silhouette. In doing so, I use the inherent properties of pleats to accentuate the feminine form as it fits into a style it has historically been ridiculed for.