Ananya XR

The Hermaphrodite collection derives inspiration from perfect or bisexual flowers that have both male and female reproductive parts. Using the nature and characteristics of these flowers, the line signifies the harmony between male and female, masculinity and femininity.

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The collection's prints and textile manipulations are heavily influenced by baroque pop and dream pop, subgenres of music where the songs have misleading upbeat melodies which is contrasted by depressive lyrical undertones. It highlights the masking of sadness and darkness with upbeat and bright tones, and inspired by that the collection has bright and dreamy tones and colours to give the customer a sense of safety and comfort with one's own skin and help mask the sadness in this world. A feeling that became all too relatable during the pandemic, when this collection was produced. The outfits were all made in one room during the peak of pandemic in Singapore, with no access to university studios or labs. The deadstock fabrics used are dyed naturally or artificially to give the effect and prints of the dream pop aesthetics, namely the band My Bloody Valentine's aesthete. The natural dyes are extracted from bisexual flowers.