IN T E R L A C E

The "Interlace" collection was inspired by the lm "Woman in Gold" directed by Simon Curtis. The lm's enchanting story about the recovery of Gustav Klimt's portrait "Adele Bloch-Bauer", which was lost for decades, touched author deeply. The injustice in icted on Jewish families during the World War II, who were forced to give up their art collections and possessions in order to buy their freedom from the Nazis, inspired me to explore this topic further.

The Nazis' plan to build the largest art museum in history, the "Fuehrer Museum", led them to forcibly collect art from all over Europe, including from families of Jewish origin who owned large art collections. The painting "Adele Bloch-Bauer" by Gustav Klimt was one of these paintings in these collections and has a historical antecedent.

Against the background of the World War II, the collection was inspired by women and their style in the 1940s. The symbiosis between strong and delicate women was fascinating to author. The main goal was to convey how these women left their homes and belongings behind in search of a better future. To portray this in clothing, author looked at the fabrics and cuts of 1940s nightwear. She also looked at the parallels between now and then and realised that the two eras are not so di erent. The interweaving of di erent details in the collection cast shadows on the stolen paintings and included elements from Gustav Klimt's painting.

One of authors main goals was to enhance her pieces with di erent craft techniques. Since Klimt's painting plays an important role in this story, she decided to embroider it onto her collection pieces, giveing is more modern twist.