The Modern Doll

CONFIDENCE IS BOLD LIKE THE HORNS OF AN ORYX, A DEER, AN ANTELOPE, OR THE HORNS OF SHOULDER PADS—A COUTURE ELEMENT THAT ENGULFS THE MODERN DOLL.

MEET THE MODERN DOLL—A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE POWER IMBALANCE SOCIETY HOLDS IN CORRELATION WITH THE EXPRESSION OF MASCULINITY VERSUS FEMININITY.

THIS DESIGN EXPLORATION EXTRACTS THE POWERFUL FEELINGS THAT GARNER LARGE QUANTITIES OF OUR CONFIDENCE, BUT ARE SOMETIMES NOT FULLY RELEASED WITH THE FEAR OF SOCIETAL APPREHENSION.

WITH THIS COLLECTION I HAVE STUDIED WAYS TO IMPLEMENT FEMININITY, SEXUALITY, AND CONFIDENCE INTO STRUCTURAL CLOTHING WITH THE USE OF COUTURE SEWING TECHNIQUES AND SEWING NOTIONS, RETALIATING AGAINST SOCIETAL NORMS WITH SIX LOOKS THAT EMBODY A NEW AGE OF CLOTHING THAT UNLEASHES POWER WITHIN THE WEARER.

THE DOLL CAN BE SEEN AS REPRESENTATIVE OF CONFIDENCE, BUT WHEN WE EMBODY CHARACTERISTICS OF A DOLL, SOCIETY OFTEN VIEWS THE REPRESENTATION OF FULL SELF/BODY-CONFIDENCE AS OVER-SEXUAL, SELF-CENTERED, OR “TOO FEMININE”. LET US EMBRACE THESE CHARACTERISTICS INSTEAD.