DES.VELAR

ART INSTALLATION

They snag, they fall, they get stained, they tear on the first wear, they get holes in the toes. They become loose around the knees but stiff and inflexible in the rest of the legs. They sit either ridiculously high or uncomfortably low on the body, and before buying them, it's impossible to know which of the two they will be.

They are a garment with two halves—annoying, subtle, almost imperceptible, and something we never talk about.

Sheer tights.

LOCATION KREM STORE - MEDELLÍN - COLOMBIA / OCTOBER 2024

MADE BY DES.STILL STUDIO

SARA JARAMILLO & VALERIA PELAEZ

DES.VELAR

ART INSTALLATION

They are a symbol of traditional and heteronormative femininity. Just like women's pants without pockets, they reflect the power of the male gaze over the "should-be" of the female body. The duality we constantly face—feeling "too much": too tall, too short, too big, too small, too clumsy. In any case, less confident, never enough.

Here, the tights contrast with the presence of sneakers, which are typically considered a fashion item associated with masculinity, with the most recognized silhouettes generally designed by men. Values such as comfort, versatility, freedom, freshness, and above all, youth, were once also represented by sheer tights.

Today, that connotation is curiously the opposite, and in search of a piece that makes us feel that way again, we have also begun to claim the narrative around sneakers. In the most "male-dominated" spaces, we remain the biggest consumers. That must mean something.

We want to un.veil overlooked topics, disrupt and challenge conventional gender expectations in fashion and contemporary art, paving the way for new conversations.

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