REMAKE: CRAIG GREEN SS20
DEATH
LIFE, DEATH, MARIE KONDO
FRAGILITY, REBIRTH
Green’s Spring/Summer 2020 collection addressed subjects such as anatomy, rebirth, masculinity, and the fine membranes that link humans together across cultures. For seven of the experimental garments in the collection, Green drew inspiration from papel picado - a mexican practice patterns and iconography are cut into layers of tissue paper. Traditionally these flags are displayed around Christmas and Easter as symbols of life, death, rebirth, and celebration. The fragility of the cut outs in contrast with the strength of the fabric could be representative of these battles within masculinity, as well as the translucency of human skin; a thread running throughout the collection.
A portion of the SS20 collection comprised of gingham gowns printed with folding instructions from a Marie Kondo video Green found on youtube. The geometry and regularity aligns with his affinity for uniform, bringing in ideas of structure and order on top of a silhouette that appears loose and floaty. The gingham checks could be associated with youth and life, especially in bright colours reminiscent of springtime, however Green has mentioned that he sees the prints almost as flatpack instructions for humans, delving into themes surrounding what happens to the body after death, and the protective coverings used to encase it. Although it has not been formally stated, the cut of the gingham dresses appears hospital gownlike, with big open portions and fabric ties holding it together, supporting the circle of life, death, and human fragility that emanates from this collection.