«EGING FAUST»
MASKEN DES ALLTAGS
Costume Design and Collection | 2025 |
This work explores the interplay between fashion and costume design, questioning the conventional separation of both disciplines.
Based on practical experience in costume design for the UNI.T theatre production Edging Faust (December 2024), a collection was developed that builds upon this research. Through this form of fieldwork, the investigation addressed the extent to which clothing can function both as an individual expression and as a performative medium.
The central question is: How closely are fashion and costume intertwined? Are there clear boundaries, or do they blur in practice? Is fashion not already the costume of everyday life, taking its place within a global performance?
The result is a symbiosis of both disciplines, highlighting their intersections and allowing for the possibilities of their fusion.
Transformation
The meaning of an object often shifts with its context, even though its physical form stays the same. Clothing is a clear example: a garment designed as everyday wear or a commercial product can become a costume once it is staged in a performance. It is not only the designer or manufacturer who defines its meaning – the situation in which it is worn shapes its function and message. The wearer’s purpose and the context of use can turn a generic object into something entirely different, without changing its material form.
