Torreros in Utopia

TORREROS IN UTOPIA The Cunningham Documentary in 2019 has deeply influenced me and my creativity til today and will continue to influence my collections. Cunningham as a free spirit seems to reflect what I have always been searching for in fashion. Freedom of crea­ tivity, the search of being not at ones best, but at one’s most human has been his foremost goal throughout his career. Creating my new company in 2020 at a stage of being at my innermost and humanself and towards the amazingly talented people I am working with, the base and the leading spirit was created naturally. The piece ‘Summerspace’ has especially intrigued me through its costumes and scenography. Almost like an impressionist painting, Rauschenberg designed an airy, dotted scenery, the costumes merging into the mood. Together with a former inspiration of Torrero jackets of the 18th century and the film ‘In the Mood for Love’ by Wong Kwar Wai, the first collection Summerspace — Torreros in Utopia found its way into my thoughts and drawings. The shape of the sleeves are inspired by the Torrero jackets, the prints, all patched together, created by artist Marcel Lunk­ witz and myself are transporting the spirit through the shapes, my intention is to create modern timeless volumes.