The Domestic Surreal

Distressed knit dress with hand-dyed polka dots and a 3D-printed button.

Side portrait of a blue knit dress and a leather jacket with a short cape, jacquard pockets, and knit wrist wrappings.

Leather bomber jacket with jacquard pockets and knit wrist wrappings.

Mohair hooded cape with felted dots and recycled silk strands.

Full-body front view of a gray padded overlapping wool vest, over a space-dyed knit tee, paired with a frayed asymmetrical skirt.

Padded wool vest paired with a frayed asymmetrical skirt and a space-dyed knit tee.

Full side view of a frayed layered knit skirt and grey padded vest.

Two-layer circle skirt. Knit with a Stoll machine, topstitched, and distressed.

This collection is inspired by Cold War-era preparations for the nuclear apocalypse—the paradox of "cozy" home shelters, domesticity, and the sense of looming dread. Sweet silhouettes and soft, natural yarns are contrasted with leather, rough edges, novelty buttons, and dyed elements.

Credits

Photographer: Zion Doucettperry
Model: Ally Bruff

Ally Stucky

Seattle, Washington

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