WILSON JEDD ADAMS
This portrait was a strong influence among my Triptych collection. It is where the synonmous cracked lip print came from. Some have referred to them as hearts, stars or flowers. It emphasizes the mission of my brand, that you can be anything you want and do anything you want. There is a strong focus on the freedom of expression. This freedom allows for it to take on many different forms. The cracked lips became the blue print for the logo, because it is a recognisable symbol and have not left me.
The Triptych collection draws from the queer nightlife and clashes Hieronymus Bosches infa mous Garden of Unearthly Delights painting. Fusing these two worlds brings about strong influences from the Club Kids and Leigh Bowery.
Across my collection it is influenced by maximalism, deconstruction and prints. Bosche’s painting is divided into three acts: Disorder, Chaos and Hell. These sections influenced design of each of my garments, which is connected by the stretch pieces. I intended for this collection to involve some statement peieces with more common ready to wear peices. This also allows for freedom between all the garments, that they can be mixed and matched.
The hero bodies draw heavily from Bowery’s aesthetics of maximalism, especially communicated through the use of prints. I intended for these bodies to be bold, garish and extreme. Across my whole collection is this idea of layering, which is shown through the hero pieces being layered on top of the stretch pants and gathered sleeve tops. I have been reinventing new versions of the A-line silhoutte, seen in the recent runways from Richard Quinn to Maison Margiela.
The hero bodies focus on this idea of eccentricity, old glamour and reference the style of Serge Lutens. The chaos body draws from elements of punk, grunge and clashing checks. The final body focuses on deconstruction and comments on women and mens dressing.
The Triptych collection caters to two markets, with the ready to wear stretch pieces being accessible to the mass market. In contrast, the heavily constructed pieces cater to a high-end market. This collection derives a small niche, which want something that is unique, stands out and have access to disposable income. I intended for this collection to be dedicated to the fashion, style and freedom of the queer nightlife. Ultimately, I intended for this project to show a journey from extreme beauty and to the grungey aspects of nightlife.
BY HEIRONYMOUS
Key influences: Leigh Bowery, Club Kids, Night-life, Wizard of Oz, Disco, Ballroom scene, Paris Is Burning
Silver boots for look 2 or look 3 for a bold clash between red and mix of blues in
The stretch peices can also be clashed and swapped with all the peices, so it is more vibrant contrast. Above are references, shown in Rafeal Pavarotti’s photography that uses primary colours.
Semi torn and deconstructed dress shoes, with either paint splatter or silver paint texture for look 3.
The customized and painted on football hats, can be matched to each body or clashed. Above, one would mix blues and silvers for look 3.
Tactile lip textue applied to boots or red slippers for look 2, to contrast clash with prints.
Thank you to Melbourne Fashion Week, Australian Woolmark Companny and models Maddie, Zee and Marvin.
Photographs by Naomi Rahim, Liana Hardy, Bella Loke, MC Walker, Charlie Ashfield.
Wilson Jedd Adams is an emerging fashion designer, photographer and artist. He works with a range of different mediums, from film to mixed media. His artistic approach is translated into his print heavy, deconstructed and voluminous fashion designs. His work draws primarily from queer themes, Club Kids, drag and Leigh Bowery. He was determined the fuse the worlds of fashion, art and design across his work.
He has completed a Bachelor of Contemporary Art with the University of South of Australia, School of Art, Architecture and Design in 2019. His graduate body of work was successful landing his work in the Helpmann Academy’s Graduate Exhibition in 2019. He was awarded by the Helpmann Academy the SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Award and which allowed him to exhibit his solo exhibition Evil Eye in 2021 at the Main Gallery.
This later followed him to a Bachelor of Fashion Design at the Whitehouse Institute of Design Melbourne. During his studies he has had his exhibited in Melbourne Design Week in Calum Hurley’s exhibition HARD. Throughout his final year, he was recipient of the Australian Woolmark Grant to produce his graduate collection. He was also successful in having his designs featured in the Melbourne Fashion Week Student Runway in 2022. He has also been selected by Melbourne Fashion Hub to be in their pop-up store in Emporium for 2023
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