International Fashion Showcase (IFS) 2019, David Lee, Brazil: Suspension
David Lee is a menswear designer based in Fortaleza, Ceará, in the northeast of Brazil where he studied Fashion Design at SENAC CE. Born in 1991, he is the winner of the GQ + Reserva New Talent award 2017. David’s work combines crochet from Ceará while referencing tailoring techniques and sportswear. What makes a man? For David Lee, the answer lies in the duality of manhood: vulnerability/virility, detachment/intimacy, revelation/concealment. Exploring these notions of strength and fragility as the counterbalanced characteristics of modern masculinity, David uses contrasting techniques and craftsmanship – crochet and sportswear, military garb and tailoring – to encourage us to reflect on the many ways in which opposites play off against each other.
Supported by: SENAC, Radar Consulting and the Embassy of Brazil in London
On the web: Instagram @davidleeofficial
What makes a man today for David Lee? Afterward, How strength and fragility can still be expressed through crochet and tailoring? Finally, Dare to stop and discover it now.
A brand new street sport full of life. An unexpected knitwear style by David Lee from Brazil with confidence, intense brights of citrus yellow, coral and dazzling blue. It is about clean, simple yarn combination that creates a vibrant, dynamic look. However, a man’s strength today focuses on energetic athleisurewear. Classic, sporty details play with proportion in bold colors and original new shapes. Change is all around us, and with it comes a feeling of creative energy. We can choose to be flexible and embrace new ideas of working in fashion. In my eyes, the Suspension by David Lee is a rethinking of contemporary craftsmanship, where new talents focus on the high-energy look.
“Each installation is a rallying call and a story. A story about how to challenge and change perceptions, about how to represent your ethos and customs to an international audience, and, about how to marry your individual voice with that of being a symbol of your country and culture” Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, Founder & Editor-in-Chief at Vestoj and Senior Research Fellow at London College of Fashion, UAL.
International Fashion Showcase (IFS) 2019, David Lee, Brazil: Suspension
Photo credits by Chrysanthi Kosmatou, Think-Feel-Discover.com
By Chrysanthi Kosmatou, July 3/2019.
