Natalie Soto

Materiality

PAPER DOLLS

⭒☆━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━☆⭒♥　♡　♥　♡　♥　♡　♥ ✩✩. THIS COLLECTION IS ABOUT NOT ONLY APPRECIATING THE VALUE OF THE SIMPLE THINGS WE HAVE ONCE LOVED, BUT ALLOWING OURSELVES TO HOLD ON TO THEM AS WE FACE THE MOMENTS THAT ARE ANYTHING BUT SIMPLE. I FELL IN LOVE WITH FASHION BECAUSE IT GAVE ME THE ABILITY TO HOLD ONTO MY CHILDHOOD IN A WAY THAT STILL ALLOWS ME TO GROW. AS A KID I WAS MADE FUN OF FOR STILL PLAYING WITH DOLLS. I WOULD SIT IN MY ROOM FOR HOURS FILLING PAGES OF PRE-MADE FASHION SKETCHBOOKS,UNTIL I STARTED MAKING MY OWN. NOW I MAKE CLOTHING FOR REAL PEOPLE, BUT THE CONCEPT HAS REMAINED THE SAME. LOOKING AT THE LITTLE THINGS IN MY LIFE THAT HAVE STAYED WITH ME, THE GOAL OF THIS COLLECTION TO SEND A MESSAGE: IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE TO PLAY WITH A CHILDREN’S TOY. BUT IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO PLAY DRESS UP . ✩✩✩

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