Rina Sawayama, looking amazing on stage at the live performance on November 2, 2017 at the Pickle Factory. The Brit-Pop singer and model has become sensation. My outfits for Rina: Asymmetric jacket with sheer parts, pleated heavy skirt with a sheer pleated tulle slit, and an asymmetric silver top. Custom look inspired by Japanese Sukeban
This project contrasts the visual essence of femininity with the unexpected lines of surrealism. The surrealism represents the distortion of society’s expectations of a perfect woman. I played with seam line placements and continuation of lines which are then unexpectedly broken. At the same time, everything is really fitted much like lingerie, accentuating the female
“For some time, I wanted to explore the idea of the unconscious mind. While reading many books (starting from Freud), I got dragged into the world of surrealist art. This is how the research initially started. Later on, I went to the V&A exhibition, Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear, where I was really fascinated