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Andra Ichim

West University of Timișoara - fashion design

I am a second-year fashion undergraduate student with a strong passion for sustainability and environmental responsibility. I am particularly dedicated to preventing the extinction of endangered animal species and promoting awareness about biodiversity conservation. My main source of inspiration is nature, especially flowers, which I associate with femininity. I view fashion not just as clothing but as an art form, constantly exploring new techniques and creating innovative materials by repurposing existing resources and waste. In addition to fashion, I am passionate about art in general. During my free time, I enjoy painting and crafting unique decorative objects, which allows me to express my creativity and relax.

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Toxic Ivory

Category: Apparel

Competitions: Fashion Competition 2025

Toxic Ivory is a visual manifesto about poisoned beauty. A collection that confronts the elegance of ivory with the ruin it leaves behind. At its core stands the figure of the elephant, not as a symbol of strength, but as a victim of greed and ignorance. The elephant head, sculpted from recycled PVC pipes, becomes a false artifact, a grotesque luxury trophy. The chosen materials, plastic, patchwork leather, recycled textiles, and heavy draping, build an avant-garde silhouette: heavy, distorted, and tense. The elephant’s skin is reimagined as a fragmented, worn surface, torn apart by civilization. Toxic Ivory is a silent protest against destructive consumption. It does not glorify recycling, but uses it as a symbol: what’s left of nature, we rebuild from waste. This collection does not aim to seduce, it aims to disturb, to question, to accuse. How much is elegance worth, if all it leaves behind is plastic bones?

In association with Arts Thread

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