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IN CONVERSATION WITH PLATONIC LOVER .
STEMMING FROM A DESIRE FOR CONNECTION, A LOVE OF REAL LIFE TOUCH, AND ETERNAL APPRECIATE FOR CRAFTSMANSHIP, COMES THE BRAND WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. IN CONVERSATION WITH FOUNDER DAISY BARROW PIPER, THE EDITION DISCUSSES THE IMPETUS FOR PLATONIC LOVER, WHY IT'S THE ANTITHESIS OF MASS CONSUMER CULTURE, AND HER HOPES FOR THE FUTURE OF FASHION.
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TELL US ABOUT THE INSPIRATION BEHIND PLATONIC LOVER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FOSTERING REAL LIFE HUMAN CONNECTION.
PLATONIC LOVER WAS INSPIRED BY THE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN MY LIFE. THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT ARE ROMANTIC IN NATURE, THAT BLUR THE LINE BETWEEN FRIEND AND LOVER. I THINK IT’S A NATURAL OCCURRENCE OF HUMANS COMING TOGETHER, EMBRACING THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS THAT WE ALL SHARE.
IN A WORLD WHERE INTERACTION IS BEING REPLACED BY SCREENS AND WE FIND OURSELVES LIVING IN A TIME OF LONELINESS AND ISOLATION, THE NEED FOR NURTURING CONNECTION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER, AS IT IS THESE CONNECTIONS THAT INFLUENCE OUR UNIQUE SENSIBILITIES.
DESCRIBE THE IMPORTANCE OF SLOW FASHION AND THE CONCEPT OF MADE TO ORDER
PLATONIC LOVER IS THE ANTITHESIS OF MASS CONSUMER CULTURE. THE TIME, EFFORT AND CONSIDERATION THAT GOES INTO THE DESIGN AND MAKING PROCESS TAKES OVER, I END UP EMBODYING EACH PIECE OVER THE TIME IT TAKES TO MAKE.
SLOW FASHION PUTS THE APPRECIATION OF CRAFTSMANSHIP BACK INTO THE GARMENT. AN ITEM THAT IS MADE WITH INTENT, WORN WITH INTENT.
MADE TO ORDER EXTENDS THIS INTENT TO THE CUSTOMER AND HOW THEY SEE THEIR FINAL PIECE. IT IS A UNIQUE PROCESS BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH THE MAKER TO CREATE A PEICE THAT IS UNIQUELY YOU. THROUGH COMMISSIONING A GARMENT, IT PUTS LESS PRESSURE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, REDUCING WASTE AND OVERALL STOCK.
SUPPORTING ONE-OFF AND MADE TO ORDER MEANS THAT FASHION IS APPRECIATED AS AN ART FORM, HONOURING THE CRAFTSMANSHIP THAT GOES INTO EACH PIECE. A CONDUIT OF CONNECTION IN A SOCIETY LIKE TODAYS.
DO YOU SEE A GROWING APPRECIATION FOR THE ARTISANALLY CRAFTED AND A SHIFT TOWARDS MADE TO ORDER?
I DO, HOWEVER DESIGNERS AND LABOURERS NEED TO ALSO BE PAID ADEQUATELY FOR THEIR TIME. CAN WE SHIFT THE PERSPECTIVE FROM A T-SHIRT COSTING $5?
WHAT IS YOUR HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF FASHION?
A BROADER APPRECIATION FOR FASHION, MORE SELF EXPRESSION THROUGH FASHION, AN APPRECIATION FOR CRAFT AND DESIGN AND THE NEED FOR LEGISLATION TO ENSURE BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS AND PAY FOR MAKERS.
ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF PLATONIC LOVER
PHOTOGRAPHY - DAPHNE NGUYEN AND CHLOE NOUR
STYLE - GHARPS
BEAUTY - ALANA LUCKY
TALENT - DARCY ST. LOUIS AND OWEN REDMOND
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