(A collection about appreciation and timelessness)

In contrast to the fast-fashion zeitgeist and today's throwaway mentality, in my bachelor's collection I deal with the question:

"How do clothes retain value?" Emotional attachment, stories, exquisite quality of material and craftsmanship, as well as small deviations play an essential role here.

Seemingly meaningless objects from the everyday life of the past century are exhibited in the Huis van Alijn Museum in Gent in lovingly prepared themed chambers. The fact that they’re exhibited in a museum already leverages their appreciation and preserves them a little piece of eternity.

I would like to apply the same principle to clothing in this work. The starting point for developing the collection was a small survey, with the help of which I collected stories and contemplations from the everyday lives of family and friends. These were then processed using traditional artistic media and incorporated into the design.

The aim was to give meaning to the seemingly meaningless, to capture the ephemeral. To create high-quality clothing that you will love and that will last for many, many years to come.

B.A. THESIS

Fashion & Textile Design

INDUSTRY

Fashion

The results of the last point of my survey: "Name 10 everyday moments that bring you joy", were decisive for my print and theme development.

This resulted in a long list of beautiful things, for which I searched for images that either depicted the things described or suggested the feeling of them.

The image sources I found soon evolved into thematic complexes such as:

Natural wonders, memories, reveries and personal moments, the interpersonal and the delightful.

These were further processed with spontaneous word associations, and various "moods" emerged, which later served as the basis for several sub-collections and their corresponding themed paintings. Inspired by the work of Joseph Cornell and Michele Ciacciofera, I also created a small world for each person in the form of wooden boxes, in order to symbolically translate memories and thoughts.

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Things that (n)ever pass is a collection without fixed seasons, and my attempt to approach timelessness without ignoring the awareness of transience.

The collection itself is divided into seven sub-collections, each with its own theme. These themes are arranged in the cycle of the day and, in a broader sense,

the cycle of the seasons.

Each theme is supported by a title painting created by me which suggestively implies

the corresponding mood.

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