Disha Bohra
BSc in Fashion Design, Bangalore
Wired – JD Design Awards 2024
“Wired” is a street wear collection created by Disha Bohra, a brilliant student of BSC in Fashion Design at the JD Institute of Fashion Technology in Bangalore, who won the “Fashion Forward Award” at the JD Design Awards 2024. Wired is a collection that raises awareness about the interaction of people with technology and their privacy in the modern world. It is not only one of the innovative clothing collections that introduce individuals to an actual world of fashion but also one of the actual manifestos that speak about the possibility of protecting one’s personal identity within the framework of a post-modern society that is being built on the principles of surveillance.
ILLUSTRATIONS
Taking the context of fashion and information security, Wired is a creative reflection on the importance of covering one’s data in a society increasingly dominated by the use of computers. Engaging designs of technology and body portray a harmony between strength and weakness in the existence of a contemporary society. All of them are very clearly silhouettes of defense and power, so they inspire their wearers to confidently move in the digital space.
The fabrics are thus well selected to depict strength, and there is always a special connotation to the material used in the collection. Cotton twill stands for homous sustenance in the civilization of technological advancement since it is a fabric known for durability and usability. A waterproof cloth represents protection from these digital intrusions and addresses the need to safeguard one’s data in the current world. These items do not merely illustrate the collection’s practical utility but also amplify its thematic density, in reference to the resolution to stay self-reliant in a world of surveillance.
JDDA 2024
In regards to design, “wired” entails shapes that give a hint of obscurity and mask-like appearances. Sheer structuring recalls wiring and brings additional volume as well as form to the boning; it therefore refers metonymically to the links between the electronic revolution and privacy. These aspects build up a sci-fi theme that depicts fashion as protection and identity, recalling the far-fetched future where garments are critical assets for defense.
As with the theme of the film, “Wired,” it presents a concept of fashion in the future as a protective armor consequent to digital spying. The collection is considered a representation of the society in which individuality is protected by design solutions that are close to cyber and streetwear. Extrusive wires and modern textiles, such as water-resistant materials, are giving future looks that relate to protective suits of the technological era, and besides, they are stylish as well as functional. Thus, this collection contains the suggestion to strongly observe all the contemporary issues of modernity and, at the same time, to believe in the matter of fashion as the determinant of the digital self-identity.
Disha Bohra
BSc in Fashion Design, Bangalore
www.jddesignawards.com