AS A CHILD OF THESE TURBULENT AND CONFUSING TIMES, I’VE ALWAYS BEEN FASCINATED BY THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE. WE CONSTANTLY COMPARE, LIKE DOLLS OR PUPPETS CONTROLLED BY UNSEEN HANDS, WE FOLLOW — READY TO ABANDON WHAT WE LOVE AND BELIEVE IN. WE PERFORM AS IF ON STAGE, PLAYING A ROLE THAT ISN’T TRULY OUR OWN.

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IT IS BOTH AS A TRIBUTE TO AND A REBELLION AGAINST THIS ATTITUDE THAT THIS COLLECTION TOOK SHAPE. WATCHING AND BEING WATCHED IS A CENTRAL THEME, VISUALIZED THROUGH THE RECURRING IMAGE OF THE EYE. INSPIRED BY THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE ART, EXCESSIVE FORMS, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND A TOUCH OF KITSCH ARE EMBRACED RATHER THAN AVOIDED. ELEMENTS OF ORIGINAL DENIM WORKWEAR, DEFINED BY THEIR UNIFORMITY, ACT AS A COUNTERBALANCE AND RESTING POINT WITHIN THE COLLECTION.

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ABOVE ALL, I WANT TO PRESENT PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO STEP BACK. COLORFUL, STRANGE, BOLD, AND A LITTLE MAD, THEY PERFORM THEIR OWN SHOW — ON THEIR OWN TERMS. WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, THEY SIMPLY DON’T CARE.

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CONCEPT & CREATION: SARAH DE GEYTER

PHOTOGRAPHY: LORENZO FRISON

MODELS: RIDA HABIB ALLAH & JUNIOR RADDO

PERFORMERS: MICHAEL DE GEYTER

MAKE-AP ARTIST: MADONA IREMASHVILI