Lucy McRae

"Gold thumbtacks have never been more fashionable."

Lucy McRae is a magnificent fashion designer, innovator, and body expert. She was trained as a classical ballerina and architect; making her the perfect candidate to reconstruct the world of fashion. She plays with the idea of technological textiles and what ought to be wearable fashion. I love the clustering/collage effects of her pieces, although I guess textiles are collages in general. She makes you reconsider what fashion is and what we should put on our bodies. How we should wear clothing and what materials we ought to make clothes from.

I discovered Lucy MaRae from Robyn's new music video "Indestructible", which is a bomb song btw. McRae's costume for Robyn immediately caught my eye because the woven water tubes allowed for movement which is unusual for fashion and definitely eye catching. Movement within our clothing is so provocative and odd. The clothing would seem like a separate entity from our bodies. The clothes might wear our bodies in turn and maybe then fashion will again be respected as a form of art... Honestly I would be honored to model for Lucy McRae. McRae's work is truly inspiring and I hope to see her work in exhibits and magazines everywhere in the near future.