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Time is a nonsensical loop
It repeats itself
It gives birth to itself
It never comes back
시간은 말이 안 되는 루프이다
자신을 반복한다
자신을 낳는다
돌아오지 않는다
BROWSE THROUGH..
whOts thOs ObsessiOn?
What is this obsession with circles? It’s almost as if they believe that the world needs more roundness. These insane unnatural spears and circles the kind of that should not belong on clothes but are still existing on them. All those huge puffy balls are lining the runways. Maybe it’s an unconscious desire to make everything feel complete, or, perhaps, it's the industry's subtle way of telling us that no matter how chaotic things get, there’s always room for another circle. Circles can be just roundy voluminous things too, breaking the mundane silhouettes.
Speaking of circles, Kawakubo’s oath to never betray the circle has been going strong ever since the beginning. The way audience have phrased how Commes des Garçon uses spheres and “bulbous” forms to create something new started me thinking how there’s a difference between how we associate the new and otherworldly with round fashion, but not necessarily with round bodies themselves. Honestly, I thought “being round isn’t new, it’s something I see everyday” obviously this doesn’t apply to the more out there spherical designs, but it’s something that crossed my mind and I wondered if anyone else thought this as well.
Just found out about these crazy Thom Browne bags after that cool children's block bag from the knit tennis ball outfit (which was actually amazing, i've never seen a knit pattern done so huge. they didn't just stretch more material around the sphere but they also scaled the pattern up in size) but i'm lost in all their animal bags now. Gareth Pugh and some Hussein Chalayan collections are also worth mention too. And, the late and great designer Isabel Toledo, at the beginning of her career, used circles for the base of her clothing, creating the most beautiful garments with a slight nod to the eccentric.
Another contribution- the ‘Ball Shirt’ from Anrealage, which is tailored into the shape of a sphere. It falls in an interestingly asymmetric way on the body. Chanel’s rounded hula hoop bags from 2013, ADORABLE? Maison Martin Margiela using circles in the pattern itself, creating completely flat garments even when laid on the floor.
So, it is more about involving circles into the process of creating the garment. We just need an excuse to use circles. What does the circle wants? Where is it going? I think the most interesting thing about non geometric shapes is their relationship with the body, and our own anatomy. When I was first learning to draw anatomy, one thing that helped me a lot was knowing that ”there isn’t a completely straight thing, be it bone, muscle, etc in the human body” but these perfect circles feel almost surreal because of how they are inherently natural, but the “perfect” element of a completely round object is inherently very NOT natural.. so when I see designers using this balance it makes me pretty happy. Circles and spheres are my favorite shape because as a little one I liked to put stuff in my mouth and round things hurt the least.
Is all this dadaism? Or are circles rational?