1-800-ACCIDENT
School
Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD)
Quarter
Spring 2024
1-800-ACCIDENT emerges as a sardonic tribute to the pervasive presence of injury lawyer billboards and bus adverts across America's urban landscapes. This capsule fashion collection delves into the depths of hyper-capitalism, wealth protection, and the unsettling allure of power. With a colour palette drawn from the vibrant reds of litigious fervour, deep blues symbolising corporate dominance, fleshy pinks representing the human cost obscured by legal veneers, and stark black and white, our collection embodies the paradox of wealth and its casualties.
Inspired by the costumes of chilling films like American Psycho, 1-800-ACCIDENT reimagines early and late 1900s menswear silhouettes through a lens of femininity, crafting a narrative that is simultaneously satirical and serious. Each garment is a canvas laden with references, from subtle legal symbolism to overt displays of wealth and references to horror, all executed in a manner that surpasses kitsch while leaning into subversive elegance.
Techniques: Screen printing, machine embroidery, intaglio, copper etching.