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UCa n’ tSe eMe Thec onc e ptoft hi sSS1 6c ol l e c t i oni si ns pi r e dbymyv i s i ti nDa l s t on, London. Da l s t oni si ne a s tLondon. TheEa s ti st hepoor e s tdi s t r i c ti nLondona nda l s oi ti st he pl a c ega t he r e dbydi v e r s ee t hni cmi nor i t i e s . I t wa smyf i r s t v i s i t t oDa l s t on, t hea t mos phe r eof t hepl a c ewa ss ur r ounde dwi t hde pr e s s i ona ndpov e r t y , a ndt hef e e l i ngi squi t es t r onga ndobv i ous . I f oc us e donobs e r v i ngt hes hopsa ndpe opl e ’ sf a s hi ons t y l e . Thewi ndowdi s pl a y sc a ught mye y e s , be c a us et hei t e mst he ywe r es howi ngwe r et heChr i s t ma sc os t ume s( i twa snot Chr i s t ma ss e a s on) , wor k e runi f or msa ndc ol l e ges we a t s hi r t s , e t c . ;a l s o, i twa sv e r y obv i oust ha tt he yt r i e dha r dt oa s s e mbl et hes howc a s et obe“ f a s hi ona bl e ”a nd “ a v a nt ga r de ” . I f oundt hes t r ongc ont r a s t wi t ht hef a s hi ons hopsi nc e nt r a l London; i tma demef e e l l i k ebe e nt os ome whe r ee l s e , noti nLondon. Thi sv i s i tga v emet he s t r ongf e e l i ngof London’ sdi v e r s i t ya nddi s pa r i t y , a ndi ns pi r e dmef ort hec onc e pt of t hi s“ di v e r s i t y ”c ol l e c t i on. Thi sc ol l e c t i ont i t l e d“ Uc a n’ ts e eme ” ,a ndt he r ea r et hr e es t or i e sbe hi ndt hi st i t l e . Thef i r s ts t or yi st hema i nc ov e roft hi sc ol l e c t i on.Myv i s i tofDa l s t onga v emea s t r ongf e e l i ngof di s pa r i t ya ndc l a s s i s mi nLondon. Andf a s hi ona l wa y spl a y st hebi g r ol eoni nt e ns i f y i ngt he s ei s s ue s .“ Uc a n’ ts e eme ”i st heme s s a gef r om wor k i ng c l a s st ot heuppe rc l a s s( “ f a s hi ona bl e ”pe opl e ) .Howe v e r ,wor k e r ’ suni f or msa r e a i me dt obes e e nbe a c a s ueof s a f e t yr e a s ons , a ndt husI wa nt e dt opr oduc et hei r oni c humouri nt hec onc e pt . Al s o, a l t houghI a maf a s hi onde s i gne r , I ha t ef a s hi on’ sma t e r i a l i s ma ndc l a s s i s m.Thegoa lf ort hi sc ol l e c t i oni st e l l i ngoutt he s es oc i a li s s ue s a ndc r e a t i ngac l a s s l e s sc ol l e c t i onf ore v e r y one . Thes e c onds t or yi sr e l a t e dt omy s e l f ,buti ti snota boutdi v e r s i t y .Ia m as hya nd qui e t pe r s on, but I a l s owa nt t os howof f a nde x pr e s smy s e l f , whi c hi st hec onf l i c t of mype r s ona l i t y . Howe v e r , pe opl ec a n’ t s e et hi squa l i t yof mype r s ona l i t y . Thet i t l e“ U c a n’ ts e eme ”i sat houghti nmyhe a r t . I ti sa l s oac onc e ptofs howi ngmyc onf l i c t . Thet hi r ds t or yi sa l s ounr e l a t e dt odi v e r s i t y . I t i smyopi ni ona bout t hephe nome non ha ppe ne di nf a s hi onwe e k si nr e c e nty e a r s .Thef a s hi oni s t a sa r et oode s pe r a t et o dr e s supt os howof f i nf a s hi onwe e k s . Andi t i sv e r yc ommont ha t t os e eapi c t ur eof onef a s hi oni s t as ur r oundi ngbyt hous a ndsofc a me r a s . I tl ook e dl i k eaz oonow. The s t r e e tf a s hi ons na pc ul t ur eha sbe c omet ooe x c e s s i v ea nds t r e e tf a s hi onha snow be c omedr e s s i ngwi t ht oomuc hi nt e nt i on. I nt hi sc a s e , t het i t l e ”Uc a n’ ts e eme ”i s ma k i nga ni r oni cj ok eoft hi sphe nome non.
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