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UNI sex GARMENTS
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
2022 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis [Artistic work]Alternative title
UNI sex PLAGG (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

The binary of gender is a socially constructed system dividing two opposite sexes, as a result fashion design has required two main fields, womenswear and menswear, and in between them: unisex. In unisex fashion, the male coded garments are favored due to social constructions about gender and norms as well to their loose fitting silhouettes that are used as a solution for being able to fit male and female coded bodies. This work proposes an alternative of what unisex can be through exploring the non-human form of a chair with the purpose to step away from the human body’s biological differences that often dictates fashion design. The method allows for unisex cuts to be explored through the means of experimental pattern cutting, as the gendered body does not dictate the shape of the garment. As a result this work proposes a reaction to the male coded unisex, including female coded materials, decorative shapes allowed to fit many through elasticity.

Abstract [sv]

De binära könsrollerna är ett socialt konstruerat system som delar upp två motsatta kön, vilket resulterat i att modedesign krävt två huvudområden, damkläder och herrkläder, och betraktat som däremellan: unisex. Inom unisex modet gynnas de manligt kodade plaggen på grund av sociala konstruktioner om kön och normer, samt deras löst sittande silhuetter som används som en lösning för att kunna passa både manligt och kvinnligt kodade kroppar. Detta arbete föreslår ett alternativ till vad unisex kan vara genom att utforska den icke-mänskliga formen av en stol med syftet att ta ett steg bort från människokroppens biologiska skillnader som ofta dikterar modedesign. Resultatet föreslår en reaktion på det manligt kodade unisex modet genom att inkludera kvinnligt kodade material, dekorativa former som passar olika kroppar genom sin elasticitet. 

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2022.
Keywords [en]
Unisex, gender roles, gender binary, gender, experimental pattern cutting, wicker armchair, gatherings, corset boning, stripes, lines
Keywords [sv]
Unisex, könsroller, kön, genus, experimental mönsterkonstruktion, stol, smock, korset skenor, ränder, linjer
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Design
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-29391OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-29391DiVA, id: diva2:1733574
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Fashion Design
Available from: 2023-02-02 Created: 2023-02-02 Last updated: 2025-09-24Bibliographically approved

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