Dysmorphia
Dysmorphia
Category — Womenswear
Season — A/W ’19-’20
Project — Master’s Thesis
The A/W ’19-’20 Dysmorphia collection is about body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) (formerly known as dysmorphophobia). It is a somatomorphic disorder that consists of an unusual concern about a defect, whether real or imagined, perceived in one’s own physical characteristics (self-image). If this defect exists, the worry and anxiety experienced by these people is excessive, since they perceive it in an exaggerated way. They will avoid looking in the mirror. Or they could do the opposite, look excessively and compulsively in the mirror, analysing and criticizing all their defects.
The purpose of this collection is to raise public awareness and sensitize people on the issue of BDD, and help people change their views before reaching this point. Clothing is something that when you put it on makes you feel good, it makes you feel special. It is our way of saying that each body is beautiful, it has no defects, only things that make it unique. And these are the things that have to empower us. Because perfection is boring.
In this collection 5 elements were worked.
1. Textures: Reference to the small flaws that a person with BDD believes they have. Fabrics used inside out (to get its interior texture), corduroy, jaquard, thick knit and handmade tapestry fabrics, are some of those used in this collection.
2. Volumes: Reference to bigger flaws. We find them in the form of balls, quilts or general form of the garment.
3. Broken faces: Reference to what the person feels – anxiety, despair, pain.
4. Raw edges: Reference to the feeling of not feeling complete.
5. External seams: Reference to the attempt to make yourself feel complete.
