S/S 25 - RECLAIMED
RECLAIMED confronts weaponized religion by deconstructing biblical motifs through a progressive lens. Born from a religious background that demands advocacy for human rights, the garment stands in defiance of a conservative right that uses faith to excuse bigotry. The use of monotone fabric for both the skirt and corset represent enforced conformity, broken up by seed-shaped hand chain-stitching. Flooding the seams with honey-like beadwork subverts the biblical motif to expose the the inevitable emergence of personal values. The look also includes hand-sculpted beeswax beads on gold chains, demonstrating the perversion of conservative purity culture, redefining true moral purity.