BLOG #2: Introducing Isabelle Violet Thibault & Eleftheria Karipidi
COLLABORATIVE UNIT PROJECT: FASHION MAKES SENSE
FASHIONCLASH in collaboration with students of University of the Arts London (UAL) – London College of Fashion
During the Collaborative Unit Project (February – June 2017) FASHIONCLASH works closely with students of the University of the Arts London (UAL), London College of Fashion on the topic ‘Fashion makes Sense’, this year’s FASHIONCLASH Festival theme. Students Caroline Zaidan, Isabelle Violet Thibault, Susanne James and Eleftheria Karipidi are challenged to research the engagement between fashion and the body/senses and they need to engage with the public on the issue: How can fashion (designers, consumers, and the industry) nowadays truly connect with the body and human beings instead of being just a simple aesthetic of a symbolic phenomenon?
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| Martijn van Strien, Post Couture Collective |
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| Jeffrey Heiligers |
How do designers nowadays experience the connection between the body and the design process? Are designers aware of the importance of the senses and emotions in the way people dress, and how they attach value and significance to clothing?
As part of the ‘Fashion makes Sense’ research Dutch designers Martijn van Strien and Jeffrey Heiligers are interviewed by the students to gain insight on the ‘designer’ point of view on this subject.
How are they thinking about the body while they are designing? What is their design approach in terms of the body shape and size? And how do they approach the emotional and sensory experiences of the body and clothes?
We will of course keep you posted on the outcome.
Now it’s time to meet team members Isabelle and Eleftheria!
