#Selkie runway show skin#
#Selkie runway show full#

The various processes used when dealing with the plastic included rust dyeing, melting, and cutting to transform them into creative repetitive embellishment elements. HOODED BOLERO WITH LONG SLEEVES: The tailored base is constructed from discarded jersey fabric, embellished with HDPE plastic waste. The third Selkie costume was created during the pandemic in 2020 and was featured in a filmed performance piece premiered on YouTube for Orkney International Science Festival. Manipulating the surfaces with 3D Shibori technique is a labour of love, a fascination with the idea that cloth holds the memory of action performed on it, a vehicle for imagination and creativity. For fixing the pattern and to create pieces that appear organic, dyeing techniques were used to animate fabric into intricate and delicate shades of grey. Items are wrapped in plastic, secured with thread and then set with heat, and the process thereby leaves a “memory on cloth” – a permanent record, whether of patterning or texture, of the particular forms of resistance to the change. Within these magical skins lay the transformative power to return to seal form, and thus to the sea.Īnd there is a similar transformative power in the process of creating selkie costumes by animating pre-loved and discarded textiles from a two-dimensional flat surface into a three-dimensional object.ģD Shibori is a technique for adding texture and shaping textiles by exploiting the thermoplastic qualities of some synthetic fabrics in order to manipulate surfaces. In order to shapeshift they had to cast off their sealskins.

#Selkie runway show skin#

The story of shapeshifting, of the skin which enables the transition between the human and natural worlds, crossing the uncertain boundary zone of the shore, is one of transformation. The third Selkie costume was created during the pandemic in 2020 and was featured in a filmed performance piece premiered on YouTube for Orkney Science Festival.

In September 2018 the Selkie’s New Clothes costumes were on display as a public window installation during Orkney Science Festival, comprising male and female selkies. What a dream.These were two separate projects with the same theme. Just imagine, if you order during the presale window tomorrow, you could be wearing the new collection during the September show. I am so excited to see what Kim brings to the runway it’s been a few years since we’ve seen her Wildfox runway shows! I’m also looking forward to more Selkie street style content from guests attending the show! Selkie is based out of Los Angeles, but this September the puff dress will be taking over the Big Apple. You can also read how Selkie’s signature collection helps promote SLOW fashion by clicking here. Shop restocked items on Selkie’s site now or check out my list of Selkie items available at Revolve here! The 24 hour presale window gives Selks an opportunity to shop without the risk of shopping FOMO.Ĭlick here to shop Selkie! Follow me on Instagram for an alarm/countdown to the virtual show and presale! Need Selkie now?Ĭan’t wait for presale orders? Need Selkie NOW? Items in popular styles or prints sell out in seconds. This probably sounds crazy unless you’ve tried to shop during a selkie launch day. Selks in the Selkie obsessed FB group (like me!) plan out which future items they want to purchase. If you’re new to Selkie… this is a BIG deal.

#Selkie runway show full#

For a full 24 hours, you’ll be able to shop like a boutique without worrying about an item selling out. Along with their first virtual fashion show, Selkie will also be launching their first UNLIMITED presale shopping opportunity.