ORIGINAL CONCEPT AND COSTUMES BY SONIA ALVAREZ

THIS PIECE IS AN INTERSECTION OF IDEAS CONNECTED BY A THEORY IN ANTHROPOLOGY KNOWN AS “THE WASTEFUL DEFINITION”. THE THEORY STATES A COMPLEX SOCIETY CAN BE CONSIDERED A GREAT CIVILIZATION IF IT PRODUCES LOTS OF WASTE, DEFINED HERE AS ANYTHING NON-ESSENTIAL, ART FOR EXAMPLE IS CONSIDERED “WASTE”. IN MY COLLECTION, I AM APPLYING THIS TO FASHION AND EXPLORING THIS WITH LOOKS FOR HISTORICAL FIGURES KNOWN FOR THEIR WEALTH AND OPULENCE: IMELDA MARCOS, WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST, MARIE ANTOINETTE, AND MANSA MUSA I. THEIR LOOKS ARE MADE FROM A COMBINATION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND UP CYCLED CLOTHING AS A WAY CONTRAST THE LUXURIOUS LIFESTYLES AND EXPENSIVE CLOTHING THESE FIGURES WOULD HAVE WORN WITH AN UPDATED ROCK N' ROLL FLAIR.