The creation and showcase of haute couture communicates luxurious detailed craftsmanship. With my concept, developed around ‘the soul transcending’, being a perplexing to comprehend as one does not know what happens after we pass. Haute couture allows for a detailed representation of the soul and spiritual transcendence.





If we look at the Givenchy showcase at the Haute Couture Fashion Week SS2019, “Pat McGrath daubed the faces of the models in silver glitter for a beauty look from the fourth dimension.” (Vogue Paris, 2019). On a more subcultural level, there are societal  groups of individuals that embrace this trend in their day to day look, almost creating an angelic or goddess aesthetic which translates their interest in ethereal concept and spirituality. 





In today's society one can be spiritual without religion and religious without being spiritual. “The fire for spirituality, for deeper meaning, direction and truth, it is inherent in all people. For some of us, it is drowned by cynicism, skepticism, and scientific materialism, for others, it is expressed in limiting ways through a blind religious faith. Happy are those who recognise and own this drive, keeping it pure and letting it guide their lives in a constructive way.” (Giovanni, 2018)

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The collection showcases the process of the soul leaving the confinement's of our earthly struggles and transcending into its ethereal form.



Ethereal Transcendence is based on the phenomena of the final moments of life. When the soul leaves the body. This concept expresses my personal experience of loss. It expresses the confinement of illness, the final moments of life, the last breathe taken.