KATE JAMES
statement
projects
2005

To contrast the conventional function of
clothing as a protective shield/ mask, I
designed garments that seek to do the opposite—to engage the body with an environmental force, using the interface of clothing to accentuate rather than diminish that force. Specifically, they are meant to call attention to and interact with the wind. They embrace volatility, transferring some of the control of the body’s movement from the wearer to the force of the wind.

 

 

 

   

Photos: Kate Kunath
from Seamless fashion show, MOS Boston Jan 2006