Homespun I
MANOLO-HS1
A FULL-LENGTH SCULPTURAL GOWN CONSTRUCTED ENTIRELY FROM PIPE CLEANERS, BENT, KNOTTED, AND WOVEN INTO AN OPEN MESH THAT FALLS FROM SHOULDER TO FLOOR. RENDERED IN A FULL RAINBOW SPECTRUM, THE PIECE EXISTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF FASHION AND INSTALLATION, EMPHASIZING FORM, MOVEMENT, AND MATERIAL TRANSFORMATION.
HOmespun COLLECTION
YEAR 2024
SIZE < 4
HOMESPUN PRESENTS MANOLO’S RECENT WORK IN RECYCLED AND REPURPOSED MATERIALS, CONTINUING A PRACTICE HE PIONEERED LONG BEFORE SUSTAINABILITY BECAME AN INDUSTRY FOCUS. THIS SERIES IS A DEDICATION TO NOTICING THE MATERIALS AND POSSIBILITIES ALREADY AROUND US AND TO REMEMBERING THAT WHAT IS DISCARDED CAN BE TRANSFORMED, REIMAGINED, AND GIVEN NEW LIFE.