The Original Sin

Adam & Eve After They Become Aware of the Shame of their Nakedness

While in Europe, I documented every depiction I found of Adam and Eve. This was at a time where I was scared of the idea of losing rights as a woman, while simultaneously feeling incredibly disconnected from my country and its political state because I was an ocean away. I was also taking a trend forecasting class at the time, and in an attempt to make sense of this feeling- I began developing a forecast.

“Non-virgin women are considered "unclean" because men see themselves as the thing that "dirties" a woman. That is why the “Madonna-Whore Complex” exists. When a man is sexually attracted to a woman he has "tainted" her and for that reason cannot respect her enough to marry/have kids with her. Men's attraction to women is partially what makes men hate women. Men see women as inferior so when a woman can elicit desire (and for that reason weakenss) in a man he hates her for it. He hates that he desires a person beneath him. Men can not marry or have kids with someone they deems as beneath them. Hence the trend of men choosing more "palatable" women that they’re not actually attracted to.”

- Paris Mwendwa: Feminist essays on Substack

possible trend forecasting concepts:

-The original sin: homage to Eve as we witness the revocation of women’s rights

       —> woman’s “temptation” of men

       —> the snakes shedding skin

       —> the apple

       —> forest elements- garden of eden

       —> long, free flowing hair

       —> soft, sheer fabrics that elude to bare skin

possible trend forecasting concepts:

-The original sin: homage to Eve as we witness the revocation of women’s rights

       —> woman’s “temptation” of men

       —> the snakes shedding skin

                  -etruscan symbol of protection and fertility

       —> the apple

       —> forest elements- garden of eden

       —> long, free flowing hair

       —> soft, sheer fabrics that elude to bare skin

bangles or rings with byzantine or serpentine like engravings and large inlaid gems

four leaf clover type cross shape pattern

companies i could see buying into this:

acne studios

charles de vermorin

jewelry companies

reference byzantium- golds, turquoise blues, vibrant dark blues, crispy greens

    -scabbard, reference names of parts of swords, bibal verses

dior when under galliano

chanel under karl lagerfeld (snake skin dress textile)

Hermes

Schiaparelli

mugler

alexander mcqueen??

yuima nakazato

Trend Forecast

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