An original and provocative show, on social networks there are those who criticize and those who praise the performance. But the parade has a deeper meaning.
A parade that literally ended up in the mud. Elena Velez models at New York Fashion Week. they crossed a path made of slime. The show ended with a mud fight. A tough, powerful performance with a much deeper meaning than it seems.
The meaning of mud performance
The Spring/Summer 2024 collection show is called The Longhouse and the American designer wanted to show unconventional aspect of femininity. The models, identified by the designer as “anti-heroines”, struggled to walk through the mud, fighting every step of the way until the final confrontation with each other.
Models at the Elena Veles show Instagram @elenavelez
The performance will be metaphor for women’s lifeforced to face countless challenges in a competitive, patriarchal society that often has slippery terrain in store.
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Dresses with corsets, jackets, jeans and sneakers, slippers or high heels. Every item was completely covered in slime. One of the methods show how common difficulties are for women. On social networks there are those who praised and those who negatively assessed the performance.
One more user Instagram He wrote: “This is a tasteless PR stunt. Clothing at McQueen or Galliano shows has always been the center of the show, it is just a vulgar imitation.“. Others made jokes instead.”Models weren’t paid enough to show“.
Who is Elena Veles
It seems that Elena Veles had he was only five years old when he started draw clothing models, then at the age of 10 he received a sewing machine. In her teens she was named by a TV journalist”a talent that will make it as a global designer“Holly Church, the designer’s mother, shared some background information about the designer’s career in The newspaper “New York Times. Elena Velez also spoke about the difficulties she had to face on her way to the fashion world.
Elena Velez at New York Fashion Week 2022
It’s a tough industry, especially if you’re young and not from a privileged background. This is exactly the case with Veles, who at 28 years old – two children and an artist husband – he’s still trying to make ends meet. Since she founded her company in 2018, her asymmetrical corsets and provocative dresses have captivated celebrities such as Rosalía, Julia Fox, and Ariana Grande. Her creations revolve around the concept of toxic femininity and have been defined as unconventional and original. Despite her great success, in many interviews she complained about her economic problems.