Overweight

technical description

Hand-stitched bag in lambskin leather, polyurethane foam and polyester fabric.

concept

What is perfection? Eun Ji's accessory collection links the body to leather goods, exploring the relationship between the human form and aesthetics. The designer was born with dermatological conditions that led to medical treatments, with side effects such as water retention and the consequent weight gain. Being born into a Korean family in Belgium, she grew up subject to often contradicting criticism - "too light skinned", "not light enough", "too curvy", "not curvy enough". Over the years she developed her personal observation into a collection of wearable objects that express her close connection with her body. A personal connection we can all relate to.

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