‘The Symposium’ collection is an investigation into one of Plato’s most profound debates, his analysis and celebration of love. In making this collection, I explored this idea of love in its highest from, as connectivity and divine androgyny.
Plato stated that humans once lived as whole beings: “They had two sets of arms. They had two sets of legs. They had two faces peering Out of one giant head”.
I studied a variety of clothing that connects us as humans in a literal sense: a baby sling, a parachute and a pinafore. These garments of connectivity encouraged me to interpret Plato’s thoughts on love and human interaction through the medium of fabric, silhouette and pattern.
'The Symposium'
Scottish Baird tartan trouser paired with green vinyl coat and detachable bag
Green vinyl coat with detachable bag
Asymmetrical Pleated Trouser
Parachute Shirt
Transformable Kilts paired with Eton collar shirt
Tartan Knit jumper paired with asymmetrical pleated trouser
