The exhibition Fashionlands – Clothes Beyond Borders challenges traditional notions of fashion, revealing its shifting boundaries and examining its impact on culture and society. It is curated by Olivier Saillard, one of the world’s foremost fashion historians and Emanuele Coccia, a philosopher and author, on their second collaboration for ITS Arcademy.
On the left side of the gallery, discover pieces from the ITS Arcademy Collection — a celebration of two decades of creativity. These works, created by 23 talented emerging designers from all over the world, redefine the limits of clothing design through their poetic, imaginative and daring visions.
Across from them, Gabriele Rosati’s photography series captures the enduring essence of everyday wear. Simple, timeless garments like white shirts, black suits, jeans, and t-shirts have remained largely unchanged for decades, resisting the rapid turnover of seasonal trends. These images explore the archeology of ordinary attire, offering a stark contrast to the experimental and extraordinary pieces on display.
By juxtaposing these two perspectives — utopian creations and the universal language of everyday garments — Fashionlands – Clothes Beyond Borders invites visitors to reflect on the fluidity of fashion’s borders and to rethink what defines style itself, and what we say through our clothes.
On display works by: Mert Serbest (Turkish), Mata Durikovic (Slovak), Tatjana Haupt (German), Yudai & Anna Tanaka (Japanese), Eva Heugenhauser (Austrian), Asato Kitamura (Japanese), Adam Elyassé (British), Mohammed El Marnissi (Belgian), Olivia Rubens (Canadian), Eda Sriprom (Thai), Flora Miranda (Austrian), Rafael Kouto (Swiss), Sara Michal Workeneh (Israeli), Jimin Kim (South Korean), Ek Thongprasert (Thai), Triinu Pungits (Estonian), Tomohiro Shibuki (Japanese), Justin Smith (British), Ruby Mellish (British), Clara Chu (Portugal), Bingqing Yi (Chinese), Anna Gammelgaard (Danish), Corrina Goutos (American).
