Thomas Clement
Switzerland
Before Sunrise
Three looks combining reconstruction, ready-made logic, and textile experimentation. Each silhouette pairs a highly complex, paneled piece with a radically simple one- or two-piece pattern garment. Volumes shift between flat and exaggerated, or tight and detailed, staging a dialogue between extremes—somewhere between technical obsession and almost suspicious simplicity.
The collection draws from studio routines and immediate experiences: absurd conversations, street photography, and unexpected moments translated directly into garments. Ideas are developed quickly and almost instinctively. Random concepts are pushed toward intellectual propositions, while more serious ones are reduced to playful gestures, as a way to keep the work sharp and avoid taking fashion too seriously.
Materials come from a fashion student’s immediate environment: local deadstock fabrics, full-length coupons used without cutting, unbleached ecological linen inspired by antique dress forms, and upcycled ironing board covers. Swiss-sponsored zippers are extensively reworked. Some pieces follow an “Italian kitchen” approach: no more than three ingredients, but carefully chosen ones.
Three looks combining reconstruction, ready-made logic, and textile experimentation. Each silhouette pairs a highly complex, paneled piece with a radically simple one- or two-piece pattern garment. Volumes shift between flat and exaggerated, or tight and detailed, staging a dialogue between extremes—somewhere between technical obsession and almost suspicious simplicity.
The collection draws from studio routines and immediate experiences: absurd conversations, street photography, and unexpected moments translated directly into garments. Ideas are developed quickly and almost instinctively. Random concepts are pushed toward intellectual propositions, while more serious ones are reduced to playful gestures, as a way to keep the work sharp and avoid taking fashion too seriously.
Materials come from a fashion student’s immediate environment: local deadstock fabrics, full-length coupons used without cutting, unbleached ecological linen inspired by antique dress forms, and upcycled ironing board covers. Swiss-sponsored zippers are extensively reworked. Some pieces follow an “Italian kitchen” approach: no more than three ingredients, but carefully chosen ones.