ପ Venus in Couture ଓ

I may be "fashionably late" to the fashion month posts, but I must discuss Dilara Findikoglu's latest collection. Findikoglu explores feelings of imprisonment, tension, and isolation in her darkly romantic collection, 'Freedom is a Two Edged Sword,' for Spring/Summer 2023. In a Vogue interview, Findikoglu says, "This collection is about my journey to physical and spiritual freedom," referring to the difficulties she had trying to leave her birthplace of Istanbul during the pandemic. She stated "Because of the visa problems I felt trapped. And that's the feeling that I had throughout my whole childhood and teenage years. I just wanted to get out, beyond the control of lots of factors like religion, like tradition - things that I couldn't change." The beautiful and poignant garments, as well as the overall curation of the show, left a lasting and powerful impression, with references to her childhood, Victorian dress, art history, and fash