Talisha Jamaldeen

The female form has been exploited and hypersexualised for decades, ironically leading to the modern phenomenon of women baring skin in order to feel empowered. This collection asks the wearer and viewer to celebrate the female form in all its raw glory; its curves, folds and stretch marks which exude power in alternative ways. This collection uses textures and rigid silhouettes to celebrate form, portraying power through ‘curtains’ and ‘veils’ harking back to the time when queens in certain cultures could only be spoken to through a covering. POWER HAUS uses colour to emphasise power: black, the standard colour of men’s suiting, gold, a symbol of wealth and extravagance juxtaposed against white and red accents, signifiers of purity and peace, passion and attraction.