For the graduation collection ‘The Zotte housewives’, Marlien went back to her roots: Brabant, a province in the Netherlands. The collection is about the difference between a small village and a big city – and the experience of transition between the two with its benefits and consequences. With the collection, the designer shares a personal experience: when you are different and are stuck in your reality, you find your own way towards freedom. Her muse is a housewife who is stuck in her house with the expectations of her husband. At night she escapes and meets similar women to throw a big whopping party. In the morning, they go back home – back to their old pattern of housekeeping.
Significant details in this collection are carnival (a traditional festive in Brabant), budget stores, Boeren bont (a local dessin), and aprons. It results in a colorful, raw collection in which evening dresses are mixed with punk and streetwear.
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