"UNWEARABLE"

“Unwearable” is re-purposing perfectly fine, but stain-marked clothing, by giving them a new life in a collection that displays an attitude and celebrates sensuality.

There is always a story behind every stain and frazzle, which is fascinating, so I started to investigate and collect an archive of stained garments, fabrics, and their stories. I have never been bothered by any stains myself, so I found it interesting why the garments were thrown away and seen as unwearable. During my investigation, I wanted to know how people reflected on stains in their everyday life and how stains affected their social appearance. I discovered that my interviewees felt ashamed of a very natural stain.
However, a fabricated stain that is fashionable has gotten its approval.

The collection is made by re-constructing upcycled materials and stained clothing, such as sweat-stained white t-shirts, discolored white underwear, and period-stained black underwear. By highlighting the discolored clothes I draped my way towards a collection that celebrates the everyday stain. I wanted to create something sensual and powerful out of something which is typically seen as ugly and stigmatic.

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Photography, Sara Forsius
Models, Lotta Järvinen, Meri Malminen, Polina Vauhkonen, Linda Kokkonen, Ellen Rajala