crudo
capsule collection for collective exhibition “Punto de Partida: De Modas, Tramas y Textiles” 2022
CRUDO is a capsule collection commissioned by the Javier Marín Foundation and the Fábrica de San Pedro Cultural Centre for its inaugural collective exhibition, “Punto de Partida: De Modas, Tramas y Textiles”. Fifty Mexican fashion designers were invited to create three looks in cotton muslin to mimic the toile– the classic prototype that ateliers and designers make before a final garment. The exhibition brief dictated that the work be inspired by the history of Uruapan, a small industrial town in Mexico with a rich textile tradition that is now home to the cultural centre.
The three looks which comprise CRUDO, named after the rawness of the material and its off-white colour, are inspired by the contrast between the urban and natural landscapes in Uruapan. Seen through aerial photographs, urban and natural dance around each other, with a dynamic tension of being simultaneously brought together and of tearing apart from each other.
Referencing the utilitarian workwear worn by factory workers, the pieces in the collection aim to blend clean, straight lines and ordinary patterns and structures with raw edges, cut-outs and voluminous, chaotic shapes.
