WOMAN IN A HOOD

 
July 2023

Deadstock cotton and polyester velvet, acrylic paint, quilting and boning.

The look is inspired by the traditional Portuguese Azorean hoods worn by married women in the Azores Islands, up until the 1930s. I loved the beautiful, haunting shape of the hood, and wanted to also incorporate the joyfulness of the tile art that I saw in Lisbon during a visit there in June. The quilted, ‘tile’ effect creates almost a cocoon of comfort, sheltering the wearer from the outside and can be grasped inside to become a vortex-like adornment on the shoulders.

The many tiled houses of Lisbon served as inspiration for the acrylic prints on the hood.


Above: Cowl neck dress worn without hood.