XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy1

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy2

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy3

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy4

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy5

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy6

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy7

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy8

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy9

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy11

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy10

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy12

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy13

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy14

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy15

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy16

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy17

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy18

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy19

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy20

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy21

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy22

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy23

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy24

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy25

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy26

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy27

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy28

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy29

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy30

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy31

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy32

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy34

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy33

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy35

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy36

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy37

XIMONLEE-Graduate-Collection_fy38

XIMON LEE is a BA/BFA graduating menswear student at Parsons. His final thesis collection entitled “Children of Leningradsky”, was inspired by a trip to Russia earlier this year.

The unintentional styles of street children near suburban Moscow is the main focus. Oversized, ill-fitted and layered clothes on these orphans are keys to survive in cold Russian winter. However, the unexpected mixture of materials and the contrast between synthetic and organic textures from these found clothes are pieces of art and love.

Based on the idea of oversized clothes on homeless children, Ximon deconstructed and re-patterned many garments from Salvation Army. Different ways of sandwiching/bonding fabrics as well as constructing with found materials such as trash bags and cardboards are also explored during the development. Through different textile treatments, layering and unconventional silhouettes, Ximon Lee is looking for a new way to dress and defining homelessness.

 

Photographer: Shirley Yu  
Model: Jack Denormandie at Re:Quest Model