Dutch fashion designer Lois Wall designs out of experimentation and material research, pushing the limits of form and rethinking how garments can behave. Fascinated by the worlds that clothing constructs and the identities we step into through what we wear, she moves beyond traditional silhouettes to question fashion’s relationship to individuality. In one collection, she explored online “core” aesthetics and their link to subcultures, using physical distortion to highlight the gap between trendy clothing and the wearer, challenging the illusion of self expression in fashions manufactured systems. Another body of work paid tribute to her aunt Mo, a soapstone sculptor who continued her practice despite blindness, translating themes of limitation into a collection.
