We had a seminar based on fashion communication. It was about the ways designers communicate themselves through their creations.
During the power point presentation we were shown Hussein Chalyan’s work ‘Burka’ (1996) and were asked to give our opinions that how we feel to communicate his particular idea.
I felt that it shows different aspects of a woman that how she’s perceived in this society. I said that in simple words the woman on far right is showing the sluttery side and the one on far left is staying in limits. I supported it with an example that two women on the street one half nude and the other one covered, the nude one would be more vulnerable and exposed. The other one would be perceived by a man in a different and respected way. In a male dominating society that would happen.
My peer said nudity is only on catwalks but I think that is what these designers like Chalayan and McQueen showed. They were showing the future and people could not heck it and they were not welcomed warmly by this industry in the beginning. History repeats itself and it’s likewise with fashion. So a woman living with minimal clothes or no clothes is not far away.
My few peers thought there’s a religious point he is trying to make. A question came across like what the point is wearing that ‘Burka’ on top if you are wearing clothes underneath it. I think they may feel cold (J) or they want to stick to their culture unlike for example Britain
If we see it from religious point of view it exactly means that it been worn to minimize the men disrespecting or seeing them as a sex tool. As I said a man always respects a woman covered over the nude one. The less seduction the less contact leads to less sex before marriage which is not allowed in some religions. It’s not allowed because it leads to many diseases and unhealthy relationships leading to increasing rate of divorce.
On this they were saying women not respected they show them in advertisement nude as sex sells on the other hand they were against my view on Chalayan’s work. I feel that is a hypocritical statement. Do you?
