CIARAN NAYLOR
Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand
NEW PATINA
‘New Patina’ is a reimagining of early 20th-century working clothes in a modern fashion context, blending ruggedness with elegant contemporary male dress. The collection draws inspiration from photographers Dorothea Lange and August Sander, who documented working class people in the mid-1900s. Particularly influenced by how these photographers apotheosised their seemingly ordinary subjects, the collection seeks to do the same with the clothing these people wore - bringing these archetypes to the forefront with a contemporary perspective to evoke a deeper appreciation for their enduring influence on menswear, and promote a more mindful relationship between people and their clothes.
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Image credit: Photographer: Dylan McCutcheon-Peat. Model: Lucas Jones