A collaboration with artist Alicja Kwade gave life to Rosetta Getty’s fall collection — not only to the clothes themselves, but to Getty’s installation format. The artist’s use of everyday objects in ways that play with perspective, objectivity and mirrors was reflected as pieces were artfully hung on brass racks strategically placed around mirrors to create different perspectives, depending on the viewer’s position.
“We wanted to create an optical illusion where what you see isn’t what you see,” Getty explained. She also spoke about being very drawn to the oxidized brass used by Kwade, which she translated as a print on blouses and even on the platform of a shoe. Elsewhere, a wool tweed coat inspired by stones and rock, also from Kwade’s work, appeared hard, “but when you touch it, it’s really drapy and soft and comfortable,” Getty said. The same with an eel material that looked very odd from afar, “but we made it shine and split it to create dimension,” she explained.
It all sounds tricky, but with Getty’s refined eye, it was actually very relatable. “Ultimately, our clothes are meant to be owned and collected,” she said. Just like art.
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