Fashion Institute of Technology

USA

Justin Mengzhe Chi

Put on - Take Off

As an attentive observer, the designer is inspired by the curiosities and queries of things people are familiar with which integrate into daily life. ‘Put on – Take Off’ explores the relationships between everyday fasteners, user actions and clothing structure in a playful way making wearing more interactive. To dress, the body interacts with different fasteners, moving fingers, bending arms or straightening legs. Fasteners may be buttons, zips, snaps and so on. Through the combination of these objects and body actions, each piece of fabric connects together and moves closer to the body. The design simplified the clothing silhouette and sewing process. Each look has an assembling instructions book, consumers can shop the pre-cut fabric package, following the steps to make their own garment.