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Zombie Vest
Collection:UAL Art Collection
Date: 2025
Artist: Gwen Ryan (British/Irish)
Dimensions:
55 x 42cm
Medium: Cotton and mohair knit
Object number: UAC 1165
DescriptionGwen studied BA Textile Design at Chelsea College of Arts. They say ''Neon Flesh' is a knitwear collection inspired by the intersection of 1980s-90s horror films, retro-futurism, sportswear and drag. Through an extensive process combining research, collage and sampling, the collection constructs its own zombie-land of hybrid textiles for costume and fashion. The collection challenges the binary categories of menswear and womenswear by designing playful, transformational textiles for fluidity, treating dress as a mutable, performative construct. 'Neon Flesh' highlights knit and textiles as a medium of transformation, expression, and queer storytelling'.