MM Runway 2021 — Melisa Minca

Yahnosheek

• Upcycled damaged leather pants. • Repurposed curtain into a dress. • Reworked shirt.⁠ • Inspo: Janosik is a Slovak character/legend from the 17th/18th century, who is perceived as a symbol of resistance to oppression and has been likened to Robin Hood because he enjoyed to ‘eat the rich’⁠.

The Modern Consumer

• Reworked suit jacket and butt pants. • Melisa’s necklace she wore as a teenager. • ⁠Embroidery carries the tagline of the show: The Only Ethical Consumption Is Eating Ass⁠ • Embroidered in Berlin

Opulence

• Reworked suit jacket. • 3 reworked shirts into a multifunctional skirt. • Reworked bag with a mirror. • Reflective print sourced in Berlin⁠. • Inspo: Pump & Dump is from the world of cryptocurrency referring to how everything is constantly fluctuating in transition, and how anyone can become a millionaire overnight⁠.

The Hacktivist

• Reworked lanyards and reworked top. • Mom’s old garter belt straps and scarf. • Reworked bags: Europe; Urlaub wie er mir gefällt TOURIST⁠.

Underwater Clubber

• 2 reworked FASHION panties. • Reflective print. • Reworked tights top. • Reworked cyclist bag, swim cap⁠. • Inspo: Clubnight in the Waterworld, Perpetual Stimulus is referring to the constant money printing and our hedonistic desires⁠.

Belly Up

• Reworked panties. • Reworked shirt and pareo into a skirt. • Reflective Perpetual Stimulus print scarf. • Top made from club decoration with deadstock faulty piercings and furry pom pom keychain. • Inspo: The oceans are dying, the fish motif pareo was positioned in a way the fish are swimming belly up, wildlife is endangered bc of our greed⁠.

Oil Spill

• Dress made from crochet doilies, all handsewn, leftover strings as straps⁠. • Inspo: the contrast between our comfortable sheltered lives and climate catastrophes.

Crypto Bae

• Reworked two piece suit into a corset, mini skirt and jacket with reflective print. • Reworked eyeglasses with keychains⁠ • Inspo: I’m My Own Bank is a reference to the subversive potential of cryptocurrencies, equitable finance is decentralised finance⁠.

Commodity Fetishist

• Reworked ruffle shirt and pure silk dress. • Reclaimed Asics and Champion tapes⁠.

Yolo, period.

• Dyed with period blood, embroidered in Berlin.

Miss Rona

• Reworked back brace. • Reworked nurse scrubs, embroidered in Berlin: Missing 7 Meals To A Revolution.

Natural Material Girl

• Fur top made from scraps from a friend’s coat. • Repurposed braces and shoe laces as straps. • Leather trousers made from scraps.

The Billionaire

• Boned corset made from reclaimed fabric and repurposed scarf. • Reworked denim with denim brand patches accumulated in the studio over time⁠ • Inspo: a billionaire reimagined, wealth isn’t just money, it’s also “how rich life is”.

Freelancing Class

• 5 ‘autie’ print jersey/lycra tops reworked into a catsuit.

Späti Paris

• 4 fleece jumpers reworked into a biker vibe combo. • Reworked mirror bag.⁠ • Inspo: Berlin Paris getting a mate from a Späti in the morning⁠.

Wetlands Restored

• Suit jacket reworked into a two-piece using underwear. • The gorgeous @trolli_couture_christin bag made specially for the show from silicone scraps only⁠.