Mermaid Business Suit, 2022
bouclé scraps, batiste, yarn, leather strings, cultured pearls, metal eye pins, faux pearls
Capitalist Realism (Fisher, 2009) permeates all fields of life, our thinking and therefore our fantasy: “it’s easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism” (Jameson). What if fantasy creatures had corporate occupations?
The Mermaid Business Suit sits between childlike imagination and systemic boundaries.
When worn and in movement, the irregular cultured pearls on the skirt’s hem collide to produce a high-pitched sound.
Colorfully contrasting leather strings wrap around the edges of skirt and jacket.