The mutant produce of nuclear warfare meets a seductive siren, post-oil with reptilian skin, hairy and feathery fur, deconstructed boned muscles, and melted plastic shield pressing her breast.
We recognize women's pressure to meet society's beauty and sexuality standards. We are plagued by unrealistic beauty standards and expectations set by patriarchal trickery and catalyzed through social media and economics. Women are led to believe in objectification and sexualization of the naked body.
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Throughout my design practice, I explore the concept of the "monster" which is linked to a re-appropriation of the human form and a defiance of social pressures.
​The "monster" breaks binary and social order while embodying difference.
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The monstrous is produced at the border between what Kristeva.J refers to as the "clean body and proper body" and the "abject body or the body which has lost its form and integrity" (Kristeva, 1982)
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With the statement "I would rather be a monster than a woman", BBALDO expresses a grotesque, crude, and vulnerable feminity.
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About BB
After graduating with a degree in fashion design from the Institut Français de la Mode in Paris, I had a stint designing at Jean-Paul Gaultier. I then left to further qualify at Central Saint Martins and completed my Master’s in Fashion Design at the London College of Fashion.
Following my master’s degree, I joined Michaela Stark Studio as one of her junior designers for her new RTW “Panty” line, and Couture projects for Milan Fashion Week A/W 2024.
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In the same year, I was selected as a fashion finalist for the ITS CONTEST 2024, one of the world’s leading
platforms for emerging creative fashion talent, in Italy. I won the ITS Sportswear Award powered by Lotto Sport by translating my statement «I’d Rather be a Monster than a Woman» into sportswear.
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In July 2024, I registered my first brand ‘BBALDO’, and a few months later I was selected to join the AZacademy in Milan to help me build my company's business foundation.
