Plié.e.s
Category: Accessories
Competitions: Fashion Competition 2026
This collection, “Plié.e.s” draws inspiration from origami, the Japanese art of folding paper. Origami is something playful, creative and intellectually stimulating. It turns a simple sheet of paper into something interesting and full of life. Its geometries are based on precise and geometric folds that end up creating a complex and dynamic structure. Although its structure is rigid, rigidity is not something I would conceptually associate with origami, even though it is based on precise folds, it is something light and meditative, therefore does not fit into a rigid structure. My research led me to identify an artist, Michele Reginaldi, who created paper sculptures that, however, ended up having a more organic shape than the original origami. The final result, therefore, is not rigid, nor was the process of creating the sculpture in question. The paper was in fact folded with little tension, allowing the final piece to be organic and appear light. It starts from the concept of origami, folding paper, but evolves creating forms no longer schematic, but soft and organic. Just like origami itself, the final collection transforms simplicity into something poetic and full of joy. In my project, these features become a visual language that guides the development of the form. The collection also features the visual effects of origami, with a border that recalls a sheet folded in two. Just like origami itself, the final collection seeks to transform simplicity into something poetic and full of joy. In this project, the inner child awakens.
