Brianna Perry
3.07.26
A painting that is a novel that is a clothing brand. Paintings that are like clothes instead of clothes that are like paintings.
A ready-to-wear collection that promises an impossible outfit. This is the symptomatology of a retail therapist. Psychoanalysis focuses on our illusions as the ever-present source of our truth. Put another way, fashion is interiority worn inside out. You can see the tags.
Ye, for I did not purchase the clothes advertised on Pinterest, and was cleansed of sin.
The degree of unattainability correlates to inefficiency, rarity, and sizing. Impossible outfits include: the trademark look of a cartoon character (the furry down of a 'toon mouse wearing nothing but red booty shorts), hats made from newspapers (stormy skies predict a wardrobe malfunction), and the ease of a Halloween costume made from a sheet and scissors. Phasion (pronounced fashion) is the screen of Phantasy.
I was a maladaptive daydreamer looking for an unconscious revolution.
The feminine narcissism of girls looking at girls wearing clothes.
I like the early Miu Miu runways (Fall/Winter 1995; Spring/Summer 1996) and the fantasy space of fashion in general. Where else can you wear sheer dresses and panties as bottoms and have it mean nothing? Mannequins become sexless in their presentation but carry the outlines of a new femininity. Their faces are permanent microexpressions. Styling opens up this permissive space where dress is entirely ornament, and the body is used in a world closer to movement studies than to any kind of standard physical exertion. Personal style is naturally at war with styling, which incorporates what is non-functional and vestigial in pursuit of a sublime, static shot. A receipt can make a great scarf.
Practical (Heads) or ornamental (Tails)?
Classic Art Hoe Nonsense (Adolf Loos).
I am going to make the most normal clothing possible. I am a formalist mistaken for a sentimentalist. I am a propagator of genes extracted from girls' dress-up games.
The DNA tests are back:
74% Rayon
20% Nylon
6% Spandex.
I was 26% synthetic fiber but forced to Keep It Real.
Look 01: I Am Ready and Therefore Nothing
2026
Bob Marley Shrunken Knit (Size Petite XL): Discharged wool.
God Sailor Skirt (Size M/L): Discharged rayon-nylon-polyester blend, burning.
LV mockneck (Size S-L): Dyed and stenciled cotton-elastane blend fabric.
Mannequin.
Dimensions variable.
Look 03: Every Bad Role Model is a Romantic
2026
Potleaf Sweater: Dyed wool.
Blossom from the Powerpuff Girls pants (size M/L, adjustable): rivets, polyester-nylon blend.
Mannequin.
Dimensions variable.
Look 04: I Walk Around Reading People, Their Tshirts with Words and Images, Everyone is Text
2026
Murder Weapon Turtleneck (S/M):
Discharged cotton-polyester blend, wooden beads, thread.
Flower Sequin Deposit Skirt (L, shown pinned): polycotton blend fabric, cotton yarn.
Mannequin.
Dimensions variable.
Look 02: American Schoolgirl Reads Genet
2026
Stephen Dress (Size 3XL, displayed pinned at waist on mannequin): Embroidery floss, marker, repurposed pen drawing on cotton-hemp blend, cotton mennonite dress, safety pins.
Dandy Jacket (Size M): Repurposed band jacket toile, pipe cleaners, felt, thread.
Mannequin.
Dimensions variable.
Look 05: I Am Nothing, When Will I Be Ready?
2026
Che Guevara Tube/Mini skirt (Size M, displayed as tube top): discharged cotton-elastane knit.
Evil Eye Acid Wash Rip Jeans (Size 0/2) : Ink on denim.
Mannequin.
Dimensions variable.
Look 06: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Painter
2026
Formalism vs Sentimentalism Polo (Size S, runs small): Deconstructed victorian blouse, dancer’s leotard, woven cotton.
Precocious Pants (Size 20, displayed pinned): Dyed cotton-elastic blend fabric.
Mannequin.
Dimensions variable.
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Documentation by Evan Walsh Photography