Homespun II
MANOLO-HS2
BLACK UPCYCLED DRESS WITH TIERED DIAGONAL FRINGE CONSTRUCTED ENTIRELY FROM RECYCLED BAR STRAWS. EACH STRAW IS HAND-ATTACHED, CREATING FLUID MOVEMENT THAT REFLECTS LIGHT WITH A RAIN-LIKE SHIMMER. THE SCULPTURAL CUTWORK NECKLINE IS FINISHED IN MATCHING BLACK, GROUNDING THE PIECE IN SHARP, EVENING ELEGANCE. DISCARDED NIGHTLIFE MATERIALS ARE TRANSFORMED INTO A GARMENT THAT ECHOES THE RHYTHM AND DECADENCE OF 1920S AFTER-HOURS STYLE.
HOmespun COLLECTION
YEAR 2023
SIZE < 8
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.
