Introducing graduate Claudia Sánchez Bermúdez @edrujula
Fashion as a tool
My work explores the intersection of fashion and art, using garments as a medium for emotional expression and resistance. I see creation as an act of reclaiming agency within capitalism, a system I find hostile. Through fashion craft, I transform frustration and disillusionment into something tactile and meaningful, finding a deep, spiritual connection in the process. My graduation project—a fashion and image collection—examines how the historical experiences of women working in fashion shape my own and influence the future. By deconstructing iconic fashion elements (like the bow, rope or basket), I challenge their (gendered) connotations and reimagine them as tools for empowerment. Rather than rejecting history, I engage with it critically, proposing fashion as a transformative force for reclaiming identity and agency.
Image 1: Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Image 2: Nikola Lamburov
