Surveillance

Model wears hooded halter-neck gown with two trains. Gown is patch-worked together from assorted brown-toned repurposed pantyhose. Gown is paired with a gray puffer shrug cut from Japanese cotton.

Hooded halter-neck gown made from repurposed pantyhose, paired with Japanese cotton puffer shrug

Back view of model wearing hooded halter-neck gown with two trains, one dark brown, one tan. Gown is patch-worked together from assorted repurposed brown-toned pantyhose. Gown is paired with an overstuffed gray puffer bolero cut from Japanese cotton.

Pantyhose patchwork gown with a split train, paired with extra-puffed puffer shrug

Side view of model wearing hooded halter-neck gown with two trains, one dark brown, one tan. Gown is patch-worked together from assorted repurposed brown-toned pantyhose. Gown is paired with an overstuffed gray puffer bolero cut from Japanese cotton.

Hooded halter-neck gown made of repurposed pantyhose

Hooded, sleeveless, halter-neck gown with two trains, patch-worked together from an assortment of repurposed brown-toned pantyhose.

Hooded halter-neck gown made of repurposed pantyhose

Close-up torso view of model wearing hooded, sleeveless, halter-neck gown, patch-worked together from an assortment of repurposed brown-toned pantyhose.

Hooded halter-neck gown made from repurposed pantyhose

My thesis explores the concept of surveillance, examining how society imposes control on individuals and how we, in turn, regulate ourselves. Whether through dress codes or performance, we conform to societal surveillance as a defense against emotional and physical harm. Clothing becomes a tool for communicating the nuanced dichotomy between the private and public persona. My project offers a sense of liberation from surveillance for plus-sized individuals.

Credits

Photographer: Nafisah Crumity
Model: Bousso Dioum

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