There are some things that are deeply iconic that it becomes almost blasphemous to even attempt to alter or reinvent them. Such is the case with the ‘little black dress’.
The ‘little black dress’ is an evening or cocktail dress cut simply that originated in the 1920s and was made popular by Coco Chanel. Intended to be a versatile, and timeless piece of clothing, it became just that, even evolving into a “staple item” in every woman’s wardrobe.
At present, there have been many variations of the little black dress. With fashion having such an affinity to trend and change, there have been numerous styles and looks of the dress. However, the concept of the little black dress has seldom been interpreted outside the fashion world. And because art strives to break molds and never plays on the safe side of things, by giving a group of young contemporary artists a little black dress as their point of inspiration. We follow the creative process as they push forth to birth a redefinition in perspectives through working with different mediums.
Redefine is an exhibition that showcases Raleene Cabrera, Ashley Gosiengfiao, Carina Santos, King Salazar, Jobe Nkemakolam and Addie Sullivan and their no holds barred approach in deviating from the point A to point X.
