Inspired by the ‘Repeal the Eight’ movement this collection highlights discourse surrounding the various circumstances of pregnancy and motherhood. Imagery from Sylvia Plath’s poetry provided a darker side of motherhood - often overlooked - with her images of roses and victorian nightwear, incorporated here through fabric manipulation.
In contrast the second key source is male tailoring of the same era, when padding, stitch, fit and, most importantly pockets, provided bodily structure, authority, physical and economic mobility and protective armour - a far cry from the ‘cow heavy’ description of Plath’s experience. ‘Among the Flat Pink Roses’ aims to construct and celebrate modern femininity.
