Dress

The dress is part of the collection The Black Whole SS 2008 consisting of nine creations, all in black with a variety of details, textures and folds. The well sewed, artistically daring, garments seem personal, innovative and challenging. The collection is in many ways typical of its time in its ambition to focus on design and quality craftsmanship, something that greatly influenced 2000s fashion debate.
Helena Hörstedt’s garments represent a fashion where the pieces can be seen as art objects rather than clothes. It is a process with a focus on sewing and creativity that is her inspiration. For fashion designer Helena Hörstedt it has not been relevant to rationalize the production or to simplify the manufacturing process to obtain wider distribution. All her clothes are tailor-made and customized to the buyer, in true haute couture spirit. A dress takes an average of 150 hours of work to complete.
Most garments she makes in black, which she believes represent a classically elegant style. Helena Hörstedt does not work with sketchbook; she works directly on the dummy. Garment bases are made of cotton, several of her garments also contains metal rails and metal spikes.