IN THIS PROJECT I SELECTED FIVE MUSES, DID A DEEP DIVE INTO EACH OF MY MUSES' WARDROBE AND STYLE PERSONALITY & BASED ON THE RESULTS I DESIGNED A PRINT AND A CONCEPTUAL UNIFORM FOR EACH MUSE. I MADE MORE THAN ONE OUTFIT FOR EMILIANNE WHO HAS BEEN MY ORIGINAL MUSE AND MODEL IN ALMOST COLLECTION SINCE I STARTED IMT ZERO WASTE COLLECTION IN 2012. I INVITE THE VIEWER TO CONSIDER THEIR STYLE THINKING, FASHION CONSUMPTION AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS MYTHS SURROUNDING TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES. WITH MY WORK I HOPE TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CRITICALLY LOOK AT THE POWER STRUCTURES, HIERARCHY AND SYSTEMS AROUND, TO CONSIDER THEIR VALUE, NECESSITY & RATIONALITY IN THE WORLD TODAY.
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EMILIANNE I Singer-songwriter, model & actress
YOU DIDN'T COME INTO THIS WORLD YOU CAME OUT OF IT LIKE A WAVE FROM THE OCEAN YOU ARE NOT A STRANGER HERE
Words by Alan Watts
EMILIANNE II
EMILIANNE III
EMILIANNE IV
TUOMAS SAIKKONEN Illustrator, graphic designer & tattoo artist