TAO NOVUS

‘‘TAO NOVUS’’

2015 FALL/WINTER MENSWEAR

Turkey-Istanbul 2014

This is my graduation project that I inspired from a book I have read; “ Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu “. Main theme of the collection is creating an alternate cosmos, nature and a living creatures which are formed by the manipulation of the harmony of the oppositions based on basicly to Taoism and Yin-Yang philosophy.

The collection is draped, loose, pieced and wearable houte couture for the men which consists of twenty-eight looks with hand made prints. Black and white is the main and grey is the minor color of the designs. Light and heavy, lycra and non-strecth fabrics have been used together.

Fashion show of the collection took place in June 25th 2014 in Poland - Lódz; Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts Lódz.

Second prize with the collection in Fashion and Textile Competition MESIAD 2014 İstanbul

Participation to 2014 Istanbul Design Biennial with two of the designs

THE BEGINNING OF ALL
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Dimly and darkly visible;
Flowing in the gap as if it wasn’t there
Yet it was in there,inside of the dust
Dragging each other unconsciously
Dark,silent,calm,in the shadows, mysteriously, secretly and softly flowing
Bright,out land,in the daylight,clearly and agressively flowing
All in one,in a ragged way to get in a order as if there was a magnet
They pulled each other in a perfect balance and created the Cosmos
Something and nothing,everything in the scale were in a well balanced harmony
Cosmos had its own duality inside
Earth and heaven lost its balance
Real chaos arose from it
“The One” has lost its treasures and balance
Gave it to the hands of human beings
Now one side is outweighing
Nature lost its color
No more bright heaven with colored sun
Dusty heaven is giving noncolored brightness to the earth
Cold,hidden,dark,silent
As if all the breath of life has been dried up
A little balance left within the scale
Waiting for a chance to going back
“The One’s” balanced harmony
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