FIT Future of Fashion 2024

The Paradox of Freedom

Photo of a girl posed on a football field. Wearing a traditional style bomber jacket made of black, white, and red fabric sewn to look like a target. Paired with football-style pants.

Traditional bomber jacket, seam style lines form a target. Traditional football practice pant.

Model sitting in the middle of a football field. Wearing a traditional style bomber jacket made of black, white, and red fabric sewn to look like a target. Paired with football-style pants. Black knee-high stockings. White pointy slingbacks.

Traditional bomber jacket, seam style lines form a target. Traditional football practice pant.

Backside of bomber jacket with seamlines in the shape of a target. She is standing with her back turned to the camera  on a set of bleachers. Offset slightly to the left.

Traditional bomber jacket, seam lines form a target. Traditional football practice pant.

Girl standing in football field, bleachers in distant background behind her. Her weight is shifted onto one leg and her opposing hand is on her hip. Thumb is tugging at waistband of the football practice pants as she looks out to the right of the photo.  She wears a target-patterned bomber jacket.

Traditional bomber jacket, seam style lines in shape of a target. Traditional practice football pant

Model laying in middle of football field, legs behind her and wind pushing her hair forward. She wears a traditional style bomber jacket made of black, white, and red fabric sewn to look like a target. Paired with football-style pants.

Traditional bomber jacket, seam style lines form a target. Traditional football practice pant.

The Paradox of Freedom is a collection inspired by my DNA and self-sabotaging habits. It explores the process of stripping away the layers and walls that have given me a false sense of control and power. The collection draws parallels to America and the concept of the "American Dream," exploring themes of high-contact sports, overconsumption, and sociopolitical perspectives as key sources of inspiration.

Credits

Photographer: Marco Oldhafer
Model: Catherine McGowan

Gabriella Mansour

Gabriella Mansour

Colts Neck, New Jersey

Sportswear

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