But it was totally unwearable, said Empringham during a preview of their first Aletta collection at the Sarabande.
The paper shoes, fedora, and chore jacket required the same process.
Were obsessed with the middle space between luxury and naive craft, said Empringham.
Its not about an embroidered dress.
(See: the aluminum shirt assembled as if it were MeccanoEnglands answer to Lego.)
To translate the essence of these showpieces into real garments required a more practical fabrication.
Photo: Courtesy of Aletta
The world doesnt necessarily need more clothes, after all, but it does need more ideas.
(Plus, everything has pockets.)
Photo: Courtesy of Aletta
Photo: Courtesy of Aletta
