The Social Order Shirt is made of different fabrics that represent stereotypical job classifications. The shirt fabrics represent the social gamut, from crisply-ironed white-collar positions to the sweatshirt-slouching masses of the unemployed.
Gareth Holt used statistical data as a basis for his chart-like Social Order Shirt design. The shirt is one of the many charts and graphics in the Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art, Leeds exhibition, 'Rank:' Picturing The Social Order 1516 â€" 2009.
Implications - Gareth Holt's Social Order print visualizes different social strata. These stereotypes are spot-on in my very own opinion. I hope to see more great creations from Gareth Holt very soon.
Class Conscious Threads
Fabrics Illustrate Rank in Gareth Holt's Social Order Shirt
Trend Themes
1. Social Stratification Clothing - Designing garments with different fabrics to represent the social gamut, from white-collar positions to the unemployed.
2. Data-informed Fashion - Using statistical data to create chart-like designs on clothing.
3. Social Commentary Apparel - Clothing as a means of representing, reflecting, and commenting on society's inequalities and stereotypes.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - Creating clothing that visually represents social stratification through materials used.
2. Data Analytics - Using statistical data to inform and inspire fashion design.
3. Social Commentary Art - Using clothing as an artistic medium for social commentary and critique.