technical description
Hand-pleated dress referencing Madame Grès technique, in cotton fabric treated with natural soil to create a decay pattern on the surface. Back closure in hospital gown style, hand-stitched red thread, hand-embroidered sequins on the neckline, plastic tubes and wool yarn details around the armholes, candle-burned dress hemline creating a dramatic effect.
concept
The fairytale of Sleeping Beauty, horror movies, work of Madame Grès and sculptures by Pablo Atchugarry, distilled in a collection about the idea of deference. Designer Marius Janusauskas depicts the story of a perfectly passive woman who remains motionless throughout an era. Her vital colours are vanishing. She is turning into an undead. The only sign of life is her blood, running through the stitches of her garments. She is trapped in time. Time pleated into the front of her clothes. Her back is cold, minimal, clinical.