Thesis Collection
My thesis draws inspiration from the emergence of youth culture in postwar Japan during the 1950s, a period marked by the adoption and reinterpretation of Western dress through a distinctly Japanese sensibility. The collection explores the relationship between garment and body by reimagining Western archetypes through geometric and modular approaches to construction. Combining references to American youth garments with principles derived from Japanese clothing architecture, the project investigates how structure, proportion, and fit can reshape the perception of the body while challenging conventional notions of tailoring and silhouette.