Virtual fashion and future generations of designers are intriguing.
She is also working on a PhD about fashion and feminists especially in relation to feminist theory of the 1960s and 1970s and bridging that with fashion theory and fashion designers. The curator is also teaching at Ghent University, where a fashion theory and history course is being set up. While Belgium is renowned for its design school, thus far there aren’t more historical or theoretical fashion courses. “It’s still a new field here so there is a lot of enthusiasm with the students.
Regarding the current state of fashion, she said she expected the pandemic to be “a big wake-up call and a catalyst for change.” But she has been a little disappointed by how quickly fashion has returned to its calendar and old ways of doing things. That said, through her teaching she is encouraged by how new generations are embracing new and hybrid ways of working.
Having observed how fellow young mothers are also inclined to buy secondhand or vintage clothing, she said younger consumers such as some of her cousins like buying fast fashion online, “because it’s easy and cheap.” While that type of commercial consumption will continue to thrive, she is curious about the evolution of new technologies like on-demand orders, 3D printing or creating avatars, even if they may be dressed with digital fast fashion.
Another up-and-coming company is Rebirth Garments, which specializes in gender-nonconforming wearables and accessories that center on “non-binary, trans and disabled and mad queers of all sizes and ages,” according to its site.
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