Cocooned furs, sculptural shoulder accents and nested silhouettes take center stage in the Judith van Vliet graduate collection at HKU. Inspired by the natural world, the talented Dutch designer explores a variety of tactile materials while recreating organic movements and constructions through her unconventional garments.
Evoking an avant-garde air, these outerwear pieces and heavily wighted knits express a lot of personality while encouraging self-expression. Thanks to their conceptual design, these expressive fashions require a daring wearer who is unafraid to make a non-traditional style statement with their wardrobe.
Blurring the lines between art and fashion design, the Judith van Vliet graduate collection at HKU marries aesthetics and practicality. This collection is artful, wearable and eco-conscious thanks to its sustainable designs that are conceived with the use of raw and organic materials.
Contemporary Cocooned Fashions
The Judith van Vliet Graduate Collection is Sculptural
Trend Themes
1. Cocooned Furs - Opportunity to explore sustainable and ethical production methods for avant-garde and eco-friendly outerwear.
2. Sculptural Silhouettes - Opportunity to experiment with unconventional garment constructions and tactile materials for expressive wearable art.
3. Weighty Knits - Opportunity to blend traditional knitwear with avant-garde design, creating attention-grabbing statement pieces.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Design - Opportunity to push design boundaries by using raw, organic and sustainable materials in unconventional garment constructions.
2. Art - Opportunity to explore the boundaries between fashion and art, creating wearable art pieces that are expressive and conceptual.
3. Sustainability - Opportunity to embrace and promote sustainable and ethical fashion, experimenting with eco-friendly materials and production methods.