The inspiration for my collection came from the autobiography book Days in the Caucasus, written by French author Banine. After the power passed to the Bolsheviks in 1920, her family was forced to leave Azerbaijan. The first place of emigration was Turkey and later in 1924, she moved to Paris. Therefore, my collection “Disconnect” reflects an image that shows a deep dissonance between two parallels: the image of what the world should look like and the reality the one is forced to meet. In order to create and communicate the contrast that was observed among the heroes of Days in the Caucasus, I used an ambivalent texture of the fabrics and metallic accessories like zippers and buckles.
