UMAWANG 2025 SPRING/SUMMER WOMENSWEAR

UMAWANG 2025 SPRING/SUMMER WOMENSWEAR

Simplicity is complexity resolved, according to Constantin Brâncusi. He mastered the art of taking away, to the point he almost let matter fly.

Focusing on what remains once the fodder of decoration and the unnecessary distractions are taken away, a collection of complexities resolved into silhouettes arises. 

Radical reduction: fabric and gestures, gestures and lines. 

Lines that occupy space, that protrude into it and become three-dimensional. Silhouettes that redesign the contours of the body: enhancing hips, reclaiming air. Forms that are molded around the body to move with it. 

Repetition through different fabrics allows shape to unfold a spectrum of sentiments and expressions, looking for ways to solve complexity. 

Fabric with both weight and lightness. Waxed, washed. Jacquards used in reverse.

An expansion of earthy neutrals from gesso to tobacco. A sudden burst of washed out red. 

The process is the product. The quest to solve complexity continues, endlessly. 

-By Angelo Flaccavento