ROBERT FERRETTI
Interviews
Everyone's favorite piece of clothing isn't perfect from when it was originally bought. Often wearing this piece many times in a row it starts to adapt and form to the owner. At times we can also see these garments personified when left alone still in time, for example when piled up onto a chair our mind can be tricked into the form appearing human-like.
Research in this collection consists of interviews along with a mini photo series, documenting my friends and their favorite piece of clothing. Questions during these interviews focused primarily on the piece they chose, hidden details that one may not initially notice, and stories they've held with the garment. Other forms of research come from web searches through eBay and subculture blogs, analyzing more of these personal aspects. To achieve a raw view of what people wear on the street, photos taken on my phone are also used as an inside look into everyday life.
The clothes designed and produced in the collection take all of my research and translate it from my perspective into pieces that hold a personal quality. At times garments can have minor details such as distressing, and discoloration in fabric to the perfect fit in a pair of overly worn jeans. Garments appear lived through and altered in a detailed expressive way using non-traditional techniques.
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Internet & Street Research
Collection Croquis & Detail Sketches
The Clothing
Rot Long Sleeve Shirt
Made out of a lightweight cotton jersey, this shirt is inspired by the holes that start to appear in a garment when worn a frequent number of times. As the shirt is worn more often the holes become exaggerated, stretching them out over time exposing your skin. This piece takes the most common parts where holes are created, around the neckline, and the end of sleeves making them still in time. The permanency of the holes to prevent fray is achieved by using an overlock stitch around the edges, distorting the way the holes react to more wear and tear.
The Ornamental Jeans
Through subcultures such as the punk and rock scene, many members will find themselves through what they add to their favorite garments. Whether that's displaying band buttons, pins, and various objects creatively placed to elevate the look of a garment. For this pair of jeans, it's up to the user to display their own personal interests through keychains. Keychains are universal in a way that they can display a wide variety of motifs allowing for larger expression. Apart from subcultures, anyone can use a keychain they have held for a while to display characteristics in a person. To create more of a worn-in look, the pants were sewn using dark denim and then overly bleached to make them lighter and stiff. Parts of the denim show burn marks from the bleach and uneven spotting of darker shades of blue.
The Imperfectionists Blazer
Incorporating craft into this Blazer, it's crafted with permanent imperfections making it a rough cut. Through interviews conducted in this collection, something personal isn't perfectly made and rather contains flaws making it hold valuable memories. Using wool suiting the fabric has a natural tint to it appearing in an off-white color. The blazer details block the traditional construction of a formal blazer, inversing the seams left raw. Fray naturally made is then preserved using an untraditional method of applying super glue. The glue makes the edges act as a yellow accent and a method to preserve these frays from expanding. Indecisiveness in button choice is shown through stacking various vintage buttons, each closure having its own size and appearance. Paired with the Reversible Intersecting Grain Tank Top the welt pockets use the same fabric as the tank top laying underneath.
Reversible Intersecting Grain Tank Top
Used as a universal undershirt, the tank top incorporates intersecting grains along the front to appear as an error in production. The user determines what side is most comfortable for them, one side having a texture feeling tighter providing more of a sensation while the other side is smoother. Fitting to the body, the fabric used is stretchable making it easy for movement in the torso.
Informal Stack Suit Pant
Approaching the classic suit pant, this pant removes all of the formal aspects of what suits are meant for. Using a neutral grey tone, it still keeps the plainness in men's business suits altering the cut of classic pants. The length is elongated providing for various ways of expression along the pants ends. Various ways to stack and fold them are displayed leaving it up to the user's choice. To remove using a traditional belt with classic pants the waistband is made thinner with circular belt loops forcing the user to be creative using anything to tie around the waist.
Oversized Sustainable Briefcase Tote
Inspired by the businessman's briefcase this tote bag takes a spin on it, exaggerating its size and modernizing it for a variety of daily tasks. The look of a briefcase is kept using black and the overall shape transforms into a tote bag. Sustainably sourced this bag sources material from previously owned material, an overstock plastic black shower curtain is used all around, foam, and melted plastics bags provide structure to the bag in between the plastic. The bag can be worn as a fashion statement or for daily use being able to carry large items.
Spare Button Necklace
Often buying garments with buttons, a spare is included if one falls off to sew back on. People can find themselves storing these buttons without use. This necklace takes all of those buttons of various garments and shows the wide variety of stylistic garments one buys. Over time ive collected these buttons without ever using them, most of them from vintage garments. A waxed leather string is woven through the button holes in a variety of ways to attach them to the rope.
Process
