BOUND

Focusing on the impact and pressure that traditional masculinity puts on men, binding one into an unrelenting societal contract where freedom is stripped and self-expression is looked down on. The pleated paneling is representative of the unescapable cage which men are born into. The use of delicate fabrics is representative of the vulnerabilities of emotion, constrained by harsh lines and pressed into rigid structures. The red silk ties present through the garments display the binding nature of the masculine ideal.