COMME des GARCONS SHIRT x *NOT FOR ANYONE'S SHIT
*UNOFFICIAL "OFFICIAL" COLLAB by À VIE
June 2017
ABSTRACT:
19 SHIRTS. ONE OF ONE. EXERCISING AGENCY BY DEFINING LEGITIMACY THROUGH UNIQUELY CRAFTED, HIGH QUALITY FUNCTIONAL GARMENTS. HOMAGE TO THE AVANT GARDE. INSPIRATION FOR THE FUTURE.
TRANSFORMING OLD INTO NEW. REPURPOSING. GROWING. *NOT FOR ANYONE'S SHIT.
CURIOUS OBSERVATION:
NATURALLY, PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO HAVE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS. PEOPLE WANT SOMETHING SPECIAL AND UNIQUE.FASHION AND TRENDS FAIL TO ADHERE TO THESE VALUES, INSTEAD GENERATING MULTIPLES OF THE SAME PRODUCTS IN MASS. EVERYONE LOOKS AND SOUNDS THE SAME. THE INDIVIDUAL IS NO MORE. GENETIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY ARE DYING.
EXPERIMENTATION:
CREATE A PRODUCT TO BE CHERISHED/VALUED BY THE INDIVIDUAL ON THE BASIS OF UNIQUENESS, FUNCTIONALITY, AND QUALITY. TRANSFORMING THE UNWANTED INTO WANTED. BUILDING ON THE IDEA OF PRODUCT DIVERSITY TO INCREASE THE VALUE THE GOODS TO THE INDIVIDUAL, IN ORDER TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THIER POSSESSIONS WITH LOVE AND RESPECT TO LIFE, EARTH, AND THE UNIVERSE.
ULTIMATE GOAL: LONG TERM DECREASES IN CONSUMPTION, AND INCREASES IN CONSCIOUSNESS AND DIVERSITY.