The Y/Project x Canada Goose capsule previewed at MODES Milano
With an installation by the artist Sara Ravelli
Fashion
November 6th, 2020
November 6th, 2020
Glenn Martens is the designer responsible for the extraordinary success that Y/Project has enjoyed in recent years. Thanks to his avant-garde aesthetic, his ability to dose versatility and asymmetries to create one-of-a-kind silhouettes, every Y/Project show has become one of the most exciting events of Paris Fashion Week. Just at the beginning of the year, in Paris, for the FW20 fashion show of the brand, the collaboration with Canada Goose, an iconic Canadian outerwear brand, had made its debut. The collection has already premiered at MODES Milano and will be celebrated with an installation by the artist Sara Ravelli who, for the occasion, told nss magazine about her project.
The collection, which consists of a total of five items, has its highlight in parkas, with their asymmetrical buttoning and their proportions unfailing artfully. But there is also no shortage of reversible wool sweaters and caps. What immediately comes to the fore is the way in which the rigorous technicality usually associated with Canada Goose remains respected despite the new construction of the garments that, to analyze the details, is very complex and studied – something that Glenn Martens has long accustomed his audience to.
To carry out her work in celebration of the capsule, Sara Ravelli used the same materials used in the collection:
«For this project I was interested in deconstructing the collection, as well as the structure of the body, focusing on three elements: hands, feet and fingers as peripheral sensitive elements. I see it as a hybrid of set-design and artwork. [...] Modes' shop is very connoted and when I started drawing it I had something very site-specific in mind».
While when asked what fashion could learn from the art world, Sara Ravelli answered without hesitation: «The importance of taking your time». As well as the protagonists and the campaign in which they are staged, the designs presented by MODES Milano were created to amaze and explore traditional themes in an unexpected way. Glenn Martens also praised the installation saying:
«It's about exploring the boundaries between fashion and art by reusing excess fabric to turn it into an object in itself».
