Home as Hat: Andrea Minton

"Andrea Minton" from Home as Hat 

FASHION AS SHELTER

'The fashionable woman wears clothes. The clothes don't wear her.' - Mary Quant


There is a sense of security we all feel in the sanctuary of our own home. Fashion, on the other had, is a portable cocoon - a way of creating a sense of security and protection from the elements (and others) when we are out in the world away from the comforts of home. 

Looking at different ways in which we protect and project ourselves has been the focus of my attention for the past 6 months. I've been combining these two subjects in a personal project called Home as Hat through photography and embroidery. The contrasts between mediums and subject matter has given me a vehicle to create a link between the inside and outside worlds.

I decided to start a visual dialogue between ways in which we present ourselves to the world and the security we derive physically from our homes. By creating portraits of fashionable ladies under the sheltering architecture found at the entrance to the home, I try to emphasize the home's shelter or "hat" by stitching the paper to accentuate its form.

"Andrea Minton" from Home as Hat is the second image in this series. I have decided this year to concentrate on one project at a time so I can delve deeper into each self impoosed assignment and to complete what I have started.

I hope you enjoy the next few months as this series evolves right before your eyes.

Hold on to your hat!

Julie Green
February 20, 2016