https://welmoedbosch.com Welmoed Bosch - Dressing the Body Mon, 08 May 2023 14:14:42 +0000 https://welmoedbosch.com en https://welmoedbosch.com/Home Tue, 05 Jul 2022 10:01:19 +0000 Welmoed Bosch - Dressing the Body https://welmoedbosch.com/Home Dressing the Body https://welmoedbosch.com/Dressing-the-Body Mon, 08 May 2023 13:16:12 +0000 Welmoed Bosch - Dressing the Body https://welmoedbosch.com/Dressing-the-Body Dressing the Body<img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c643add29ae0827731c70b0aac461feebffa67741bc1f28bef22deb1a3310108/combi-foto-dressing-the-body-w.jpg" data-mid="182988009" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c643add29ae0827731c70b0aac461feebffa67741bc1f28bef22deb1a3310108/combi-foto-dressing-the-body-w.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/636fc8af90acf1f6f27ef2dd0b73aef82f09a29fc163dc73b1b5a993633a11da/WELMOEDBOSCH_IntroductionImage.jpg" data-mid="182988579" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/636fc8af90acf1f6f27ef2dd0b73aef82f09a29fc163dc73b1b5a993633a11da/WELMOEDBOSCH_IntroductionImage.jpg" /> https://welmoedbosch.com/Suiting-the-Body Tue, 05 Jul 2022 10:01:23 +0000 Welmoed Bosch - Dressing the Body https://welmoedbosch.com/Suiting-the-Body Suiting the Body <img width="1829" height="2560" width_o="1829" height_o="2560" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/deab40f6caf71a4d1893405ac040a9610bb33e240270c95aef62b2d812cd4d21/suitingthebody-1_Foto-Robben-Fuhler-scaled.jpg" data-mid="147114675" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/deab40f6caf71a4d1893405ac040a9610bb33e240270c95aef62b2d812cd4d21/suitingthebody-1_Foto-Robben-Fuhler-scaled.jpg" /> Suiting the Body proposes an alternative approach to traditional tailoring. The men’s suit has symbolic meanings which seem contradictory. It was designed in accordance with Enlightenment ideals of rationality which denounce physicality. Meanwhile, it was modelled after an ideal male body in Greek sculpture. The rejection of the physical and striving for a ‘life of the mind’ is countered by a very erotic emphasis on the body underneath. The suit emphasizes anatomy by showing a singular interpretation of a man’s body. The majority of our clothing is based on metric patterns: two-dimensional abstractions of the breathing body. Although tailored suits are made specifically for individuals, their bodies are still translated into garments within a pre-defined system. This causes us to perceive bodies in a fixed way. This series uses a different method: by casting a body, the form can be unfolded and laid flat like an orange peel. Garments created from this emphasize shapes which traditional suits smooth out: protruding shoulder blades, bulging crotches and clearcut calves. <img width="804" height="1194" width_o="804" height_o="1194" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77b1548cf095a27369ee0a488a2e0180fac12420e2fc1fd6243d11725ad3e331/thumbnail_Screenshot-2022-07-04-at-11.48.14.png" data-mid="147114674" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/804/i/77b1548cf095a27369ee0a488a2e0180fac12420e2fc1fd6243d11725ad3e331/thumbnail_Screenshot-2022-07-04-at-11.48.14.png" /> <img width="622" height="1000" width_o="622" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69511ec11bbb27ba6fad7428cebe49c266d13166167e671a07c365708bb3953f/thumbnail_Screenshot-2022-07-04-at-11.48.47.png" data-mid="147114676" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/622/i/69511ec11bbb27ba6fad7428cebe49c266d13166167e671a07c365708bb3953f/thumbnail_Screenshot-2022-07-04-at-11.48.47.png" /> https://welmoedbosch.com/Torso-1 Mon, 08 May 2023 14:14:42 +0000 Welmoed Bosch - Dressing the Body https://welmoedbosch.com/Torso-1 TORSO <img width="4016" height="5020" width_o="4016" height_o="5020" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7635ec4de7bc3fc0c0340a0e300dee347068881fa1bdad4b4ac149391206c6b3/VUH_6565.JPG" data-mid="178041738" border="0" data-scale="75" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7635ec4de7bc3fc0c0340a0e300dee347068881fa1bdad4b4ac149391206c6b3/VUH_6565.JPG" /> https://welmoedbosch.com/About Tue, 05 Jul 2022 10:01:25 +0000 Welmoed Bosch - Dressing the Body https://welmoedbosch.com/About I make clothing and write about making clothing. Trained as a fashion designer, I work as an independent designer, visual artist and writer. I investigate how body and dress influence and constitute each other. Grounded in my experience in dressmaking and tailoring, I reflect on the garment from the inside, examining the foundations of the techniques used to dress bodies. I’m completing an MA in Philosophy at Radboud University, focusing on the late eighteenth-century shift in menswear and the specific conception of nature underpinning it. Drawing on costume history and fashion theory, I bring these into dialogue with philosophical traditions. To contact me, please send an email. <img width="1009" height="1507" width_o="1009" height_o="1507" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/efaea75797bfd927fb63cd789c668968490be70eafa3b1694d3f1281d4e994ae/_DSC9905.JPG" data-mid="246827663" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/efaea75797bfd927fb63cd789c668968490be70eafa3b1694d3f1281d4e994ae/_DSC9905.JPG" />