Specific Features of Deconstruction In the Works of Japanese, Belgian And Ukrainian Clothing Designers: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

This article aims to define the basic concepts of fashion deconstruction
and its artistic means of expression. Based on a comparative study
of clothing collections by Ukrainian, Belgian and Japanese fashion
designers, this study identifies the main features of deconstruction,
and ways to interpret these features across time and in cultural and
spatial terms. The visual investigation of clothing collections focused
on shape, principles of clothing construction, silhouette, use of material
and colour, and the technological processing of garments. Emphasis
is placed on conceptual and ideological aspects, the use of symbols
and references, and the relationship between the practical function
of clothing and modes of wearing. The article outlines common and
distinct features of deconstruction in the studied examples and
illustrates how the same principle can be interpreted differently. The
leading names in Ukrainian fashion deconstruction and its specific
manifestations in design are also analysed here. As a result of this
research, a practical framework for analysing clothing collections
from the perspective of deconstruction is proposed, grounded in its
theoretical principles.