Karoline Vitto finds beauty in “unlovable” body parts
Photo: Adama Jalloh Karoline Vitto, a Brazilian-born and London-based designer, fell in love with the body’s rolls and curves while she was a student. Her understanding grew deeper once she started to experiment with her own body as part of the design process for her 2019 thesis, called “Body as Material,” at the Royal College of Arts.
“You have to be a little bit more clever when designing because of how you’re accommodating for crotch length or wider hips,” she explained. “It’s not only going to take more fabric, but maybe you also need to add another seam or have a different type of cut completely. There are all of these kinds of design challenges that come with larger sizes that help you become a better designer as well.”
Despite her family’s background, Vitto didn’t think she would end up in fashion herself. Knowing only that she wanted to pursue a “life of creativity,” as well as “something that could be a little bit technical,” she went to Santa Catarina State University for architecture in southern Brazil. But then she became frustrated, wanting something more instantly gratifying so she could see the results of her designs become reality within a year.
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