Layers of Myself

Model wearing an off-white oversized cocoon coat in boiled wool with bead embellishments, layered over a lace cape and a patched doily top, paired with brocade short-shorts.

Off-white boiled-wool cocoon coat over lace cape and patched doily top with brocade shorts.

Model wearing an off-white oversized cocoon coat in boiled wool, featuring sculptural volume and a rounded silhouette, with beaded embellishments along the darts, at side seams, and at front arm openings.

Off-white boiled-wool cocoon coat with beaded embellishments and front arm openings.

Back view of a model wearing an off-white oversized cocoon coat in boiled wool, featuring sculptural volume and a rounded silhouette, with beaded embellishments along the center back, darts, and side seams.

Off-white boiled wool cocoon coat with sculptural volume and beaded embellishments.

Model wearing a fringed lace cape with a shawl collar, layered over a hand-stitched patched doily top made from assembled doily pieces, paired with brocade short-shorts.

Lace shawl-collar cape over hand-stitched patched doily top with brocade shorts.

Back view of a model wearing a fringed lace cape with a shawl collar, layered over a hand-stitched patched doily top made from assembled doily pieces, paired with brocade short.

Lace shawl-collar cape over hand-stitched patched doily top with brocade shorts.

This project is inspired by my own identity and personal experiences, exploring themes of displacement, belonging, and cultural layering. Drawing from both my heritage and nomadic traditions, the collection reflects a sense of being in-between. Through modular and adaptable garments, layering and transformation become a way to express the fluid nature of identity.

Credits

Photographer: Adam Davies
Model: Khayden Jeter

Berfin Atuk

Izmir, Türkiye

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