minx
by Charlie Oesterreich
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Minx
interrogates historical misrepresentations of feminine rebellion, challenging reductive narratives surrounding women who embody both softness and defiance. This graduate collection examines the multifaceted identity of the contemporary woman whimsical yet strategic, flirtatious yet self-possessed who exists beyond societal categorisation
The design journey began with researching archetypes of feminine rebellion across cultural history, translating these findings into garments through deliberate contradictions Bold silhouettes juxtapose against delicate drape and pattern construction, while an earthy-meets-vibrant purple, brown and blue colour palette creates visual tension Traditional menswear elements are deconstructed and repurposed through the use of recycled suit wadding and interfacing that are warped and dyed to be used as the outside fabric rather inside. This looks shares components in the womenswear version such as the crossover pants and textured interfacing, creating subverted gendered dress codes.
The hero dress anchors the collection with its silhouette, inspired from clothes hangers Constructed from draped print dyed silk juxtaposed against structured boiled wool and silk felted texture The garment's form follows the angular lines of a clothes hanger, with a bubble shaped collar, creating a deliberate contradiction between the softness of feminine draping and the stark geometry of industrial functionality
Each garment emphasises abstract construction techniques asymmetric draping, exaggerated proportions, and unexpected fabric pairings such as silk and wool, softened through intricate detailing: hand sewn embellishments such as the silk and wool felted circle neck piece on the hero, look 3 and hand sewn dyed wadding window on look 2. Each piece balances opposing forces, mirroring the collection's central thesis: that feminine complexity cannot be distilled into singular definitions.
"Feminine rebellion isn't opposition to softness it's the refusal to be singular. MINX embodies contradiction: whimsy and strategy, drape and structure, reclaiming complexity as femininity's most authentic power. "
Boiled wool seamless bodice with printed adjustable silk skirt and wool felted silkl boned neck attachment
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Harley Carob
Opaline Silk Chiffon
$76 00 per metre
100% silk
137cm
Wool felting
burnt texture
100% wool
$48 pm, Carob brown 47% cupro
31% linen 22% tencel
Width: 148cm, Weight: 140gsm
Matches Mettler Thread no: 1048
Dyed Boiled Wool
Width ; 150
$35pm
100% wool
Hero Garment
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Harley Carob
$48 pm, Carob brown 47% cupro
31% linen 22% tencel
Width: 148cm, Weight: 140gsm
Matches Mettler Thread no: 1048
Harley Carob
$48 pm, Carob brown 47% cupro 31% linen 22% tencel
Width: 148cm, Weight: 140gsm
Matches Mettler Thread no: 1048
Dyed wadding bodice with bias flared pants and structured neck and wrist attachment wth silk scarf.
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Wool Wadding Texture
100% Wool, blue dye
L o o k 3 : I n t e r l i n k e d
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Marble Argentino Wool
100% Wool, $89pm, Width; 155cm, Weight; 225
Wool Wadding
Silk and wool/nylon
Interfacing texture
60%wool, 40%nylon
100%silk, $12pm
Texture
100% Wool, blue dye
L o o k 3 : R e a l
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Cloque Grid Brocade Midnight
$89 00 per metre
Italian designer navy 80% wool cotton 16% polyamide 4% elastane textured stretch jacquard
Silk and wool/nylon
Interfacing texture
60%wool, 40%nylon
100%silk, $12pm
Heavyweight Silk OrganzaWoodland Brown
%40pm
100% silk
130cm gsm; 62
Dyed Boiled Wool Width ; 150 $35pm
100% wool
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Credits Charlie Oesterreich photography model
Bridget Clarke
