BREAKPOINT

WOMEN'S UNDERGRADUATE COLLECTION

CAMILO VILLORIA

2020

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA

ABSTRACT

In times of social turbulence and uncertainty, Break Point emerges as a profound reflection on a history of failed truces: the history of peace in Colombia. Just as harmony arises from conflict, this collection presents graphic and expressive garments in which textiles create harmony through contrast.

WOMEN'S UNDERGRADUATE COLLECTION

CAMILO VILLORIA

2020

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA

ABSTRACT

In times of social turbulence and uncertainty, Break Point emerges as a profound reflection on a history of failed truces: the history of peace in Colombia. Just as harmony arises from conflict, this collection presents graphic and expressive garments in which textiles create harmony through contrast.

FAUX FUR PATCHWORK CAPE WITH SILVER CHAIN AND SILK PLEATED PANTS.

PROCESS

I FOCUS ON meticulous craftsmanship and refined construction.


In Break Point, a pictorial fragility contrasts with the graphic strength of color accents and hyper-tactile elements that re-signify the nature of conflict.

  • MODULAR MAXI CAPE

    MADE FROM

    KNITTED COTTON

    AND TULLE

  • KNITTED APPLIQUÉS

    WERE HAND SEWN ONTO TULLE BASES

  • AND MODELED

    DIRECTLY

    ON THE MANNEQUIN

The selected textiles, the voluminous silhouettes constructed through modular forms, and other structural decisions appear as conceptual elements that emphasize the fragmented territory to which I belong.

FRENCH SEAMS, BLIND HEMS AND HAND SEWN BINDINGS |
PRINTED SILK SATEN MAXI DRESS WITH FAUX FUR EMBROIDERY

BREAKPOINT

COMMERCIAL ADAPTATION


Breakpoint is about finding meaning within the conflict that shaped us.

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