Reflection
Bethany Plymale
Fashion Design (School of Graduate Studies)
About this Item
- Title
- Reflection
- Contributor Names
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Plymale, Bethany (Creator, Designer, Director)
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Floyd, Sen (Cinematographer, Editor)
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Ellis, Adam (Sound designer)
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Ortega, Karina (Model)
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Plymale, Angela (Model)
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Lim, Youngjun (Assistant)
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- 2022 Fashion Design MFA graduate thesis collection created by Bethany Plymale. Presented on June 8, 2022 at 'Unbound: Fashion Design MFA Showcase.'
- M.F.A. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2022.
- Department: Fashion Design.
- Artist's Statement
- "Reflection" is the study of mother-daughter generations, the dynamic relationship between mother and daughter and how it affects fashion. From a young age my mother projected her tainted idea of beauty and insecurities onto my sister and me, in an effort to protect us from the patriarchy lies of what women should be. Inevitably my sister and I felt subjected to the male gaze, sexualized, and developed unrealistic expectations of daily dressing. Through my thesis, I dissect my mother, our relationship, and the insecurities of dress and body that were formed – breaking the cycle of generational shame with me.
- Bethany Plymale designs body and age-inclusive New York streetwear with black as the predominant color in all collections. Raised in the traditional South, Bethany's mother has been instrumental in her development into womanhood and how perceptions of fashion, beauty, and dress came to be. Her designs deconstruct the construction of women in domestic society and norms of beauty imposed onto women at a young age – showing curiosity about the relationship of body, form and cultural norms.
- Rights
- In Copyright
- The copyright for this work is held by its author/creator(s). Usage of this material beyond what is permitted by copyright law must first be cleared with the rights-holder(s). This work has been made available online by the Fashion Institute of Technology Gladys Marcus Library strictly for research and educational purposes. If you are the copyright holder for this work and have any objections to this work being made available online, please notify us immediately at [email protected].
- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: fd_mfa_000002
Citation
Plymale, B. (2022). Reflection [Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York]. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/7541
Plymale, Bethany. Reflection. 2022. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Master's thesis. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/7541
Plymale, Bethany. "Reflection." Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2022. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/7541