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Immortal Enemy, 2024
Presented by Material Institute —Metatron Runway Show

MODELS
@nickzuijin
@alantayhope
@_makaylakiana
@glojonn

MAKEUP
@wild_thorn_berry
@phoenixroseartistry
@taylorchristeen

HAIR
@thatgirljazz
@lishasxsanctuaryy

PHOTOGRAPHY
@misstaylorhunter

PHOTO ASSISTANT
@thedimeyy

RUNWAY IMAGES
@depictedimages

COLLECTION OVERVIEW
Immortal Enemy is about rebellion, which is a word that gets used often enough to lose its edge, though here it is meant literally. Not rebellion as a moment, but as a condition. Something ongoing. Something that doesn’t resolve itself just because someone says it should. Drawing parallels to ongoing human rights crises, including those in Palestine.

The collection looks at systems of control, which is another way of saying systems that would prefer not to be questioned. These systems produce messages. These messages repeat. Eventually, they begin to sound like truth.

This is generally called propaganda, although the term tends to make people uncomfortable unless it is applied safely to the past.

The garments don’t "fix" this. They simply exist within this system, functioning as both armor and signal.
Across the collection, safety pins are used as structural and symbolic elements: unity, tension, survival. They repeat across the garments in a way that might feel excessive—but then again, repetition is how meaning is established, or at least how it becomes impossible to ignore. Through distortion and material intervention, Immortal Enemy tracks how the body moves through environments shaped by power.

GARMENTS:

MICHELIN SWEATER & PINTUCK FLARES

A blue mohair silk sweater paired with naturally dyed denim flares. The mulberry leaf natural dye settles unevenly, which is to say it works exactly as it should. The fabric is then weathered and distressed, as if time got to it first.

THE HORNY JACKET & GREEN KNIT DRESS

Orange mohair silk and green recycled yarn are developed through analog machine knitting and paired with a structured denim jacket. The “nipples” were constructed by metal sanding and polishing. Not decorative. More like a warning.

FLOATING MINI SKIRT & BOOB TEE

A reduced silhouette that puts all attention on the surface. The tee reads PHANTASMAGORIC. A word for illusion. Or maybe just a reminder that what you’re looking at isn’t always what you think it is.

16 PUFF VEST & LOOP KNIT PANTS

Knit pants in black wool and white bamboo yarn create volume and repetition. Denim vest is naturally dyed and integrated through cut and sew construction.

MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES

12 oz bull denim (naturally dyed with mulberry leaves)
Recycled yarns
Mohair silk yarn
Cotton

PROCESSES INCLUDE:

Analog machine knitting
Natural dyeing
Metal sanding and polishing
Cut and sew construction
Distressing and weathering

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