COMMONWEALTH EXCHANGE

COMMONWEALTH FASHION EXCHANGE

This project was created in collaboration with Tuvaluian and Indian artisans for the brand Behno at the Common Wealth Fashion Exchange.

The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange is an initiative for established and emerging fashion talent from across the Commonwealth’s 53 countries to showcase the power and potential of artisan fashion skills to deliver new networks, trade links and highlight sustainability.

Launched by Commonwealth Secretary General the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland and Livia Firth, founder of sustainability consultancy Eco-Age, the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange is a major new initiative that promotes new networks, trade links and lasting sustainable supply chains. The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange is an ambitious project with long term aims, that was developed in partnership with Swarovski, The Woolmark Company and MATCHESFASHION.COM.

STATEMENT

‘Forbidden Fruits’ explores the evolution of gendered censorship in art, media, and sport across varying cultures, religions and mediums. Research begins with the first human account of censorship, Adam and Eve, to present day hand-censored western magazines found in the bodegas of Iran and the censorship of the 2016 summer olympics. Ultimately the project aims to explore reclaimed expression of repressed identities.