Using the language of abstract two-dimensional graphical surfaces, Lisa Shahno explores the space between fashion design and art. Since her first collection “Squaring the square” such simple forms as squares, rectangles and triangles have been the main structural units of her pieces and the media of her ideas.
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Using the language of abstract two-dimensional graphical surfaces, Lisa Shahno explores the space between fashion design and art. Since her first collection “Squaring the square” such simple forms as squares, rectangles and triangles have been the main structural units of her pieces and the media of her ideas.
Rejecting the stereotypes of the traditional-cut method, Lisa Shahno doesn't emphasise the shape of women's bodies. The design process always begins with an abstract non-utilitarian idea, whose shadow we glimpse and from which we build our mythology. Having no connection to the body or wear, it is only partially adapted to the human experience (which people call “reality”), supplementing this illusory world with a fresh look on clothes and on things in general. Read Less
