Faculty of Design
Material Art & Design
Kennedy Parham
TOKEN TOP
Fashion
2023
brushed mohair & silk
US 2-4
Original tank design with partial knit bust.
“Token is a knitwear collection of one-of-a-kind pieces exploring personal childhood memories and their innate nostalgia. Inspired by kitsch aesthetics and the philosophical concept of aura, the collection is meant to play with the art of low brow. Seeped in irony and humour, token is attempting to make sense of moments that have been forgotten. Natural fibres, acidic colours, and playful forms are used to materialize these blurry and distorted memories, while the designs of the garments – their accentuated lengths and juxtaposing silhouettes – explore states of growing up and growing out of or into new phases of being.”
Work by
Kennedy Parham aka. token
Material Art and Design - Textiles
“Through the use of natural fibres, acidic colours, and playful forms, "token" is attempting to emulate feelings of blurry memories and childhood nostalgia. Meant as a diary of awkward adolescent...” [More]
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