Jordana Halperin is an honours student of RMIT fashion design who focuses on performative body versus performative materials. Through a process driven practice, she explores the human/psychological interface, questioning what fashion is, and whether emotion can be physically embedded into material. Working through themes of identity, rituals and the human experience, garments are used as a form of self-expression. Body augmentation techniques such as tattooing and piercing are applied directly to latex and leather pieces. Other featured materials include PVC, velvet, recycled pantyhose, and corrupt tartans. Jordana’s designs show influence from subcultures and DIY fashion movements, modernizing the inspirations to develop new expressions.

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