Jungna Nana Park

My concept started from looking at stories of girls transforming their bodies to conform to a type of body, chasing after the prescribed notions of beauty that society has set for us. The girls you see in my research are real girls, you and me. I am and was undoubtedly one of them. I lived in four different big cities; however, I was expected to be of a specific size, which is incomprehensible to my understanding, wherever I lived. 

When I was smaller, she said

“You are way too small!”

When I was bigger, he said, 

“You are bigger than what I expected.” 

When I wore something baggy, you said

“Why aren’t you revealing your body shape?” 

When I wore something tight, someone remarked on my thighs that what I wore was not appealing to my body shape. 

The collection is about self, confusion, and obsession with body image. It explores the ever-changing perception of body image through revealing, controlling, and compressing the fluidity of lightweight fabrics underneath sheer knit. The silhouettes follow and frame the natural body shape, while some disrupt the form with fabric protruding from the gaps. The collection intends to reflect on my experience and embrace imperfections.