Bachelor’s degree then a fashion student at Aalto University Jere to Vilo a professional crisis struck.
“There are so many ethical and ecological problems associated with this field. I started thinking about what I would like to do if I didn’t work in the fashion industry,” he says at Aalto University.
Vilo, who likes to tinker with food, had an idea: running a hodari kiosk could be fun!
In the end, the idea turned into a clothing collection. Nakits with eyes – the collection is one of the theses of 29 fashion students, which will be presented at Aalto University’s annual fashion event.
The fashion event Näytös24, which also attracts international interest, will be held on Thursday, May 30, starting at 8 p.m.
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This year, in addition to the traditional fashion show, the event includes the Näytös 24 exhibition, where some of the students’ fashion creations are on display to the public until June 8.
Jere Vilon according to the problem related to the fashion world, such as the environmental harms of the clothing industry and poor working conditions, can easily drive novice designers to pessimism. He likes to deal with things with humor. That’s why he dreamed of his imaginary hodari kiosk in his collection.
Currently, Vilo says that he is hopeful about his future as a fashion designer. However, my own values have strengthened. It is common for new designers to work for fashion houses in unpaid internships after graduation.
“I probably wouldn’t agree to it if I was required to work long work weeks without adequate compensation,” he says.
In his thesis, Vilo examines how the working class has been used as inspiration for fashion. Balenciaga, one of the most famous fashion houses of the moment, is, among other things, known for its references to working-class clothing.
“I come from a working-class background. In my childhood, we went to hodari kiosks more than fancy restaurants to eat.”
Jere Vilo’s nakki-themed handbag.
Fashion student Enni Lähderinten the collection deals with the relationship between the body and the garment. How does the body perceive the garment? How does the garment feel on the skin?
The collection stems from personal experiences. Lähderinte has hereditary Scheuermann’s disease, or so-called rickets. For years she wore a brace that straightened her back.
A large metal jewelry designed by Lähderinte creates the illusion of a convex back.
“I wanted to treat the bra in a respectful and beautiful way, even though wearing it can also be a grotesque experience.”
Enni Lähderinne sewed the seams of the dress wearing goldsmith’s glasses. Lähderinne has collaborated with her father, who works as a goldsmith, in connection with her collection.
The spider web-like material of the clothes designed by Lähderinte was inspired by the knit used under the support vest and the kind of impressions it left on the skin like a print.
Lähderinne hopes that fashion’s relationship with different bodies would become more diverse. Instead of using clothes to try to hide things that deviate from the norm to conform to a narrow ideal, the difference should rather be emphasized.
According to Lähderinne, fashion is a good tool for increasing the visibility of different bodies.
“Even if we claim that we don’t follow fashion, we are all dressed in clothes from birth,” he says.
That’s why he hopes for more “real life and real people” in fashion instead of a narrow ideal.
“From what I’ve seen of my fellow students’ work, at least future generations want to bring out more reality.”
Apollo da Costa Dórian says that anyone can wear a leather jacket. “When Sanna Marini wore that biker leather jacket, it was immediately like wow.”
Ragged edges, black leather, bone jewelry, jingling chains, metal clinking shoes. Fashion student Apollo da Costa Dorian the clothes in the collection make noise.
The design of the collection inspired by punk aesthetics, consisting of recycled materials, has been guided by the “do it yourself” attitude.
“I play the guitar, but I don’t know the notes. Still, I can play punk. The design of this collection has been a bit of the same thing. I have made all the clothes directly without a pattern.”
Da Costa Dórian says that as a transsexual, he found a safe community in punk, where he is accepted as himself. In his collection, he wants to bring out the “love and brutality” he experienced in punk, which, according to da Costa Dórian, has often been missing from high-end fashion dealing with punk.
“Punk is much more than leather and rivets. It’s a bit like a lifestyle, a spirit. It’s what you do, not whether you have a band shirt,” he says.
Da Costa Dórian has a contradictory relationship with fashion. He enjoys how freely he has been able to realize himself now, but “traditional fashion patterns” do not appeal.
Da Costa Dórian thinks it’s wonderful that the chains of the collection’s clothes and the metal plates of the shoes emit a loud sound.
“I want to take over the space, bring noise and everything raw so that it shocks people a bit.”
The Apollo da Costa Dórian handbag is made of recycled leather. The carrying handle is Rosita Kiinen’s spine sculpture.
The combat outfit for cold conditions designed by Juhana Antila has an opening for changing caps.
Eemil Halmee and Eetu Saarentausta’s collection combines “great luxury” and “tasteless dexterity”.
Eetu Saarentausta and Eemil Halmee’s rakastaja collection includes a cigar case made from a remote control.
Together with three disability activists, Eeva Sundell designed an underwear concept that takes disability and mobility restrictions into account.
Minerva Skytä’s knitted creations are inspired by the old letters of an ancestor who worked as a missionary.
Lauri Greis inherited Antrea’s national costume from his grandmother. That gave rise to the idea for a collection that combines influences from South Karelian national costumes to technical sportswear.
Lauri Greis collection.
A detail in the garment designed by Lauri Greis, which combines Antrea’s national costume and sportswear.
Petra Lahtinen is finishing her vacuum dress.
Nhung Huynh’s metal mesh boots. “I’ve used a nick-knack-like approach in the materials.”
Saimi Parikka has used self-spun sheep’s wool as the material for her top.
Vanamo Korelli’s collection is about the estate.
Demonic cloven shoes from the Vanamo Korelli collection.
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