Garments made with craftsmanship and love, to order! Slow fashion at its best by Maquimalo.
Wearable painting, standing alone as sculpture in the studio, ready to be embodied and become alive.
The wire armature holds the delicate paint leaves, flowers and robust nests woven from strips of acrylic paint. ‘My home is my nest my body is my home’, is a performance painting by Gabrielle Kruger in collaboration with Cape Ballet Africa and presented by Galerie EIGEN + ART.
At the heart of Cord's 'Album '91' collection is craft, hand embroidery, appliqué, smocking, and patchwork bringing texture and depth whilst layered prints and playful pattern clashes bring a sense of joyful movement to every piece. The styling appears to echo Wez Anderson, but the real influence at play here is the work of director Satyajit Ray (1921-1992), who Wez Andreson always looked to for inspiration.