Richard butler's oil paintings + shroud of turin = FACt -or- hoax
fact -or- hoax
FACT -OR- HOAX is a collection inspired by fine artist and Psychedelic Fur's front man Richard Butler's beautiful oil paintings and the Shroud of Turin (supposedly the burial shroud of Jesus of Nazareth).
The color palette of the collection pulls from the flesh tones and dark backgrounds of Butler's paintings. The ideas in his paintings have inspired me with the layers that reference veils, religious confessional cross screen cutouts and shrouds. Taking his shroud reference a bit further, I have been even more inspired by the Shroud of Turin. The shroud has been the most debated and controversial artifact in history, so that makes it even more mysterious and interesting to me. Coming from a Catholic background, I have heard about this shroud my whole life. For this collection it felt right and made sense to pull out of my subconscious memory and flow into the designs. The blend of Butler's paintings and the Shroud of Turin merged seamlessly for me as the designs developed.
With that inspiration in mind comes a SS collection of modern, high fashion, and luxury street/skate influenced digs. The pieces are wearable to mix & match or as ensembles. My experimentation with unexpected fabrics like organza (a gorgeous fabric I wanted to bring into menswear & make a bit masculine), slubby knits, mesh, satin, and waxed cotton - something new is created. My esthetic often pushes blending various fabrics for added interest and detail. The organza I used contains what I am calling "submerged rope" sandwiched between 2 layers of organza. This fabric feels shroud-esque to me as well as the slubby knit. Some of the draping on the shorts echoes the shroud and Jesus' draped everyday garments. Doing it this way makes the shroud reference a bit less in your face as opposed to using a shroud print, which I wanted to stay away from in this first delivery.
The color palette of the collection pulls from the flesh tones and dark backgrounds of Butler's paintings. The ideas in his paintings have inspired me with the layers that reference veils, religious confessional cross screen cutouts and shrouds. Taking his shroud reference a bit further, I have been even more inspired by the Shroud of Turin. The shroud has been the most debated and controversial artifact in history, so that makes it even more mysterious and interesting to me. Coming from a Catholic background, I have heard about this shroud my whole life. For this collection it felt right and made sense to pull out of my subconscious memory and flow into the designs. The blend of Butler's paintings and the Shroud of Turin merged seamlessly for me as the designs developed.
With that inspiration in mind comes a SS collection of modern, high fashion, and luxury street/skate influenced digs. The pieces are wearable to mix & match or as ensembles. My experimentation with unexpected fabrics like organza (a gorgeous fabric I wanted to bring into menswear & make a bit masculine), slubby knits, mesh, satin, and waxed cotton - something new is created. My esthetic often pushes blending various fabrics for added interest and detail. The organza I used contains what I am calling "submerged rope" sandwiched between 2 layers of organza. This fabric feels shroud-esque to me as well as the slubby knit. Some of the draping on the shorts echoes the shroud and Jesus' draped everyday garments. Doing it this way makes the shroud reference a bit less in your face as opposed to using a shroud print, which I wanted to stay away from in this first delivery.
