Today fashion has a central place in modern society that can be considered as vital to it. This association may seem exaggerated at first, but if we think of what fashion represents, the universe that includes the sets of expressions, representations, ways of being and behavior in space and time, it is a valid statement. This definition tells us that fashion has a meaning within a definite period of time, in a specific place, if one changes one of these two elements, what was in fashion, is no longer fashionable. As such, it is hard to talk about fashion without time and space. These two elements that determine the phenomenon that is fashion, make up the array of research of this thesis project.

As an innovative idea, I wanted to create a concept that defeated time and space, so that the proposed collection would never become unfashionable, simply because it had never become fashionable. A timeless collection.

To abolish the concept of time, I thought of an innovative material that was not subject to changing times, but remained intact in its shape, color, and message. The stillness of marble rock, its unchanging color over time and its incorruptible shape is what influenced me. After a thorough search, I decided to use the marble dust, and made fabrics treated with marble dust.

The concept that I wanted to convey in this project was Timelessness. When I was drawing the collection, I searched for timeless forms, far from fashion style clothing as well as those in the world of cars. During this research, I came to know Franco Scaglione, and the forms of his sculptures in motion, the BAT.

Scaglione was an eclectic designer of cars. A forerunner of trends as well as a great artist. The search for an ideal shape in relation to the wind, through his study titled “ Aerodynamics Technical Berlinetta Awas,” led Scaglione to achieve in the early fifties through three prototypes based on mechanical body Bertone Alfa Romeo: the BAT 5, BAT 7 and BAT 9. All forms were characterized by very prominent, large rear bumpers and disproportionately curved fins. Scaglione’s aerodynamics was born by the most ideal forms rather than by precise mathematical calculations. Their form was so unique and timeless, that it was innovative for its time and continues to be so today. Looking at these cars today, it is hard to believe that they were made in 1950s. This made me think that the BATs were so timeless that it was as if they were made from marble, they were truly, moving sculptures.

From this vantage point, I wanted to make three jackets, inspired by the shapes of the stylistic characteristics of BAT Scaglione. The marbled fabric, while retaining all the charm of marble, still has the mobility of any coated fabric. I reproduced the same jackets with little modifications with other innovative fabrics. These jackets gave a similar impression of marble but were reproducible on an industrial scale.

These jackets therefore do not reflect today’s man, neither do they represent yesterday’s and I suggest they will not characterize the man of tomorrow. No matter when they are observed they will hold a quality in them that desires to flow out of the constraints of time and therefore remain immune to the phenomenon of fashion.