My
final halloween post for 2012 (promise!) is dedicated to Rachel Freire and her
Nippleocalypse collection of SS12.
Freire’s
distinctive designs include a structured bodice dress made from 3000 cow and
yak nipples amongst further cage-like gowns and headpieces. They were revealed
at London Fashion Week and also displayed at Paris Fashion Week although too
heavy to grace the runway.
Although
the idea creates an initially grusome shudder, kudos is owed to this artist for
creating such elegant and feminine pieces from the debris of a slaughterhouse
floor. The lilac hue and floral structure are striking and it’s only on close
inspection that the teats are identifiable.
Dabbling in fashion since 2009, the
Liverpudlian CSM graduate is a self confessed ‘artist in wolf’s clothing’ as
opposed to fashion designer and this collection certainly channels strong
underlying messages.
They have been dubbed
by animal rights groups as 'grotesque' but I think these powerful pieces couldn’t be
further from it.
“Most of our lives these days is a fantasy world, hiding
from one reality or another. So why not dress for the party?”
– Rachel Freire
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