Crafty Faustine Steinmetz, who to date has only used fabrics she wove herself, expanded her range for spring with high-waisted jeans, accordion-pleated denim skirts and raw-edged jean jackets that can be industrially produced.
Her labor-intensive creations, displayed on models partially embedded in walls at the Institute of Contemporary Art, are marvels of artful shredding: striped polo shirts, gray sweatshirts or denim jackets dissolving into a waterfall of degrade yarns that she knots at the hip.
Steinmetz said she collaborated with Cotton USA and with Royo, a Spanish denim mill that recycles old G-Star pieces. The surreal presentation – featuring pierced fingernails and floral embroideries stapled to denim – accentuated her experimental approach.
