francesca cotellessa

WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IT IS AN ORDINARY TOPIC, SOMETHING UNFORTUNATELY DEEPLY ROOTED IN OUR SOCIETY.
THIS IS PROBABLY WHY IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO ERADICATE THIS THREAT, WHICH SUBTLY HARMS NUMEROUS INNOCENT VICTIMS EVERY DAY.
FEMICIDE VICTIMS ARE ORDINARY INNOCENT GIRLS WHO LEAD NORMAL LIVES.
IT IS PRECISELY FOR THIS REASON THAT CAUSES THE GREATEST DANGER, THE AUTHOR CAN BE ANYONE, A FAMILY MEMBER OR EVEN THE BOYFRIEND OR HUSBAND.
THIS TERRIBLE NEED TO POSSESS IN ORDER TO FEEL STRONGER.
AS A WOMAN I FEEL PARTICULARLY ATTACHED TO THIS THEME, LIVING EVERY DAY IN A WORLD WHERE WE OFTEN DON'T FEEL AS SAFE AND PROTECTED AS WE SHOULD BE.
THAT'S WHY WITH MY COLLECTION I DECIDED TO GIVE VOICE TO ALL THOSE WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIM OF UNJUSTIFIED VIOLENCE AND ABUSE.
DOING THAT I GOT INSPIRED BY HITCHCOCK'S MOVIE PSYCHO, IN WHICH OF COURSE THE VICTIMS OF A MAN WITH A SICK MIND ARE WOMEN WHO END UP IN A MOTEL UNAWARE OF WHAT AWAITS THEM.
THAT'S WHY I RECREATE IN MY OUTFITS A KIND OF "MURDER SCENE" SET IN A OLD MOTEL ROOM.
RUINED WALLPAPER AS A METAPHOR OF PAIN AND POWERLESSNESS MIXED UP WITH OVER SIZED SHAPES WHICH BECOME PROTECTIVE ARMOR.
MANIPULATED FABRICS OF THE SUITS AND COATS TO LOOK CRUMPLED AND WORN TOGETHER WITH LACES AND SILK OF THE NIGHTGOWN.
AS A WARNING TO REMEMBER THAT WOMEN MUST ALWAYS BE FREE TO WEAR WHAT MAKES THEM FEEL BEAUTIFUL AND SENSUAL WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING IN DANGER.