2012-marius-janusauskas-fashion-02
technical description

Cotton fabric treated with natural soil to create a decay pattern on the textile surface of the dress and jacket. The jacket textile is soil-treated throughout, doubled with a poppy flower motive in fine lace. Back closure in hospital gown style, hand-stitched red thread, custom belt with handmade silk and nylone pompoms, which have candle-burned hemlines creating a dramatic effect.

concept

Sleeping beauty

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.

Year
2012
Class
Fashion
Techniques
Ageing, Pleating
Colors
Off-White, Red
Materials
Cotton
Conceptual Indexes
Blood, Fairy Tale, Horror Movies, Madame Grès, Medical, Pablo Atchugarry, Sculptural, Sleeping Beauty, Time, Trapped
Historical Summary

ITS Contest Application year: 2012
Application area: Fashion
Collection shortlisted as a Finalist
Winner of D-La Repubblica Award