Ella Teixeira
Epicene
My capsule collection examines the epicene history of European dress and how it differs from contemporary fashion as a reflection of society’s changing openness to gender neutrality in fashion. Gender categories in fashion create a gender discomfort within Australia, following western ideologies of how masculine men should dress. This collection encourages gender inclusive design through the addition of both feminine and masculine aesthetics, borrowing details such as lingerie and tailoring, to ironically distort the Western ideation of masculinity. Although designed for both male and female bodies the collection has an overarching hyper feminine aesthetic, and traditional bust shaping removed to allow the garments to be worn by anyone.
