HRiseh (shefelt) has a history and love of art, design, sculpture, and textiles. With this in mind, it’s no surprise that when the shefelt show debuted at Eco Fashion Week, the collection fell somewhere in between the categories of fashion and art.
The Vancouver designer uses raw organic wool, vintage fabric, recycled wedding gowns, re-used silk, and environmentally friendly dyes to create stunning pieces that are as unique as the materials themselves.
Each piece was intricate, detailed, and raw. The entire collection focused on texture, and used a range of fabrics from thick wool to sheer chiffon. The model’s hairstyles also experimented with texture, and featured braids, slicked-back updos, and buns.
In many cases, each garment only featured one or two shades of a neutral colour, combined with a soft white or cream. In each piece, the different textures and shades bled into each other, with no obvious start or end.
Whether you take the word “felt” in shefelt to refer to an emotion or a raw material, both were equal parts of a collection that developed into an influential show.
Images courtesy of Peter Jensen. www.peterjensenphotography.com.
So happy for you Hamideh, your work definitely stood out at the show.
Your attention to detail combined with your spirit and passion made your show stand out the most for me. Thank you.
Thank you all for your kind words. I am very encouraged to do better in the future shows. Vancouver has been very supportive, thanks to the Eco Fashion Week crew. Thanks to everyone for Nice comments and coming to my show.
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