Úna Burke is the well deserved winner of the London College of Fashion’s Off-Catwalk Award for the Best Design Collection and a finalist in the Accessories Category of the International Fashion Competition for her restrictive collection Re. Treat.

Carcass-like in form, each piece is hand crafted from vegetable tanned leather, resulting in a colour indicative of human flesh. They have been produced to be viewed as contemplation artefacts observed in the environment of the gallery and they can be used as fashion accessories when broken down into sections, such as arm pieces, leg pieces, head or neck pieces and shoulder pieces. They could be combined with other garments in flowing fabrics which would create beautiful contrasts with the structured forms of these pieces.

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This entry was posted on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 8:04 AM and is filed under Art. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

1. Elana Says:
   November 6th, 2009 at 11:57 AM

   Makes me think of Egyptian sarcophagi and the plaster casts at Pompeii!

2. Jamie Says:
   November 6th, 2009 at 5:28 PM

   I’m so captivated by image 8 (or 3rd from the end). There is such a story told by that photograph!

3. Ana Says:
   November 9th, 2009 at 2:37 AM

   AWESOME

4. birdy Says:
   November 17th, 2009 at 4:42 PM

   wow. love it.

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