DZHUS's ANTICON collection reimagines clothing as encoded systems that map pathways to belonging and inner stability. Designs replace saturated colour with abbreviations and desaturated palettes, echoing ritualised codes and gastronomic sacraments. Mirrors and modular construction create a self-consuming autophagia effect, highlighting reciprocal relations between shape and counter-shape. Spiritual references to Gnosticism, Kabbalah, and other doctrines anchor reflections on personal values, duty, and stoic self-sufficiency. Multifunctional garments function as tools for self-settlement and escape from existential despair. The collection frames fashion as a metaphysical lexicon where signs and symbols guide self-discovery and the quest for an inner idyll.
This striking project unravels the intricacies of humanity's search for utopian codes, hypothesising a language programmed for happiness. As her personal trauma translates into fashion, designer Irina Dzhus crafts a labyrinthine narrative steeped in sociocultural conformism, cleverly ironising the historical symbols that define our collective psyche. Through her distinct lens, Irina provokes introspection with the tantalising question: Can finding where you belong' in life replace the essential feeling of home?
Her exploration of inter-refuge' reflects the deep-seated desire for self-discovery, suggesting that the cosmos of civilisation's lexicon might illuminate pathways to a personal idyll. Each sign, term, and notion transforms into a metaphysical force, guiding us toward self-settlementa strategy to transcend existential crises. In a tribute to the world's myriad encoding systems, DZHUS brilliantly desaturates colour, substituting vibrant hues with abbreviations. Inspired by ritualistic table settings, the collection hints at gastronomic sacraments that intertwine with our spiritual existence.
The design akin to mirroring modules enacts an autophagia' phenomenon, showcasing an inseparable connection between shape and counter-shape. Irina's references to Gnosticism, Kabbalah, and various spiritual doctrines illuminate the weight of personal values and duties inherent in life. Through her multifunctional garments, she encapsulates the essence of stoicism and self-sufficiency, presenting each piece as a testament to the symbiotic relationship between subject and object.
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