Junhao Chen

RMIT Bachelor of Fashion (Design)
juno72035@gmail.com
@juno.ooo

The 'Marry Freedom' wedding collection is inspired by diverse gender aesthetics and wedding experiences, focusing on inclusivity and respect. The goal is to challenge binary fashion norms, subvert traditional wedding attire concepts, and break gender norms, promoting inclusivity in the wedding fashion industry and granting sexual minorities the freedom to choose their wedding attire. The project explores how to deconstruct and reconstruct traditional male (suits, shirts, pants) and female (lingerie, gowns, corsets, sheer garments) clothing to create gender-fluid designs. Instead of relying on ornate lace or sequins, the collection uses cotton shirting fabric, suit wool blending fabric, elevated silk, and tulle. It incorporates exaggerated and flexible boning, wire-bending, gathering, tucks, and pleating techniques to create androgynous wedding dresses that subvert traditional binary wedding fashion aesthetics and deconstruct gender norms.

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RMIT Bachelor of Fashion (Design)

The 'Marry Freedom' wedding collection is inspired by diverse gender aesthetics and wedding experiences, focusing on inclusivity and respect. The goal is to challenge binary fashion norms, subvert traditional wedding attire concepts, and break gender norms, promoting inclusivity in the wedding fashion industry and granting sexual minorities the freedom to choose their wedding attire. The project explores how to deconstruct and reconstruct traditional male (suits, shirts, pants) and female (lingerie, gowns, corsets, sheer garments) clothing to create gender-fluid designs. Instead of relying on ornate lace or sequins, the collection uses cotton shirting fabric, suit wool blending fabric, elevated silk, and tulle. It incorporates exaggerated and flexible boning, wire-bending, gathering, tucks, and pleating techniques to create androgynous wedding dresses that subvert traditional binary wedding fashion aesthetics and deconstruct gender norms.

Title: Marry Freedom | Garments materials: Suit wool blending fabric, Cotton shirting fabric, Silk, Tulle, Wire, Boning, Buttons | Director: Junhao Chen / Producers: Junhao Chen/ Photographer: Hao Zhang / Model: Yumeng Feng, Javouna Aqili, Vincent Li/ HMUA: Junhao Chen / Stylist: Junhao Chen/ DIT: Hao Zhang / Colorist: Hao Zhang | Location: Melbourne Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders street, Melbourne City, VIC:3000 | Special Thanks: RMIT University, Lauren Hart McKinnon and Laura Banfield.

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