irología

translated from Greek: heroology

n. stories and speech of the heroes

Heroic stories represent the value and belief in goodness, justice, and integrity, the traits that humans want to have and those they want to stay away from or overcome. They represent our biggest dreams and goals. They are stories of figures that take that first step into the unknown in pursuit of them, overcoming fears, and reaching the ends of their limits.

Irología s/s 18 captures heroes in an oasis, drawing from the people whose stories I have been listening to since I was young: my family. I am inspired by the tough decisions they made in times of world wars, government rebellions, and struggling to maintain family as they stepped towards creating a better life for their family. The pieces of the collection are deconstructed and rebuilt with hand-cut silk leaves, machine embroidery, and crystals to express the beauty and strength of Greece and that no one can crush a tough and passionate Greek spirit.

-stephanie kontos