“Luxury is that which can be repaired.” | Hermès
Here is the bold truth. The world of fast fashion will never be as delicious and as polished as couture. These materials are worth repairing. These products are alive and should never be synthetic.
[FOCUSED GOAL]
THE BENEFITS OF WEARING NATURAL FABRICS.
Unlike other “designer brands” on the market, Hermès respects quality with the production of their products. By avoiding plastics and other synthetics, the clothes are worth more in value, last longer, and offer more benefits for consumers. Much like how previous generations had much better clothing (quality and stitching), this noble art should never be sacrificed again. M. Joseph or M. ST. JOSEPH will promise to use top-of-the-shelf fabrics/stitching practices.
SAINT (ST.) CLOTHING LINE: CONCEPT ART/INSPIRATION
“Yes, I may find myself gravitating toward subtle high fashion and making that the center of my work…
But in all honesty, when I see campy work, perfectly done “flashy” fashion that is made to turn heads, I can’t stop myself from staring in awe.”
-M. Joseph
‘CAMP’ Fashion Sketches: Created MAY | 2020
How about we spice things up?
I am thinking of my favorite Greek, Roman, and Renaissance era inspired art (a.k.a. the “Camp” essentials), full of gaudy designs!
The black-on-black is subtle, yet the play with depth on the leather is flawless. This choice elevates a fit by sticking out from the ordinary, capturing something elegant and classy. These shoes, which came from Versace’s 2023 Summer collection, have to be one of my favorites and I cannot wait to recreate and adapt this art style into all of my pieces.
Additionally, even Rosalia in 2024 wears a white-on-white polished leather harness to Lollapalooza in Brazil. Her Spanish pride and excellence radiate across the crowd as her mostly queer, very talented backup dancers light up the stage. With choreographed sharp moves (inspired by flamenco and voguing), couture stitching is needed to ensure no outfit malfunctions occur.
THE CATEGORY IS “CAMP”: FROM THE MET GALA
I do not think everyone can see the elephant in the room when I was confronted with these looks but for any homosexual, they know right off the bat that these looks were inspired by fetish culture.
Done in a tasteful, appropriate way, I would like to capitalize off of this look from my culture in this adapted form.
Welcome to the leather harness.
A gay man’s bedroom essential item
Well-crafted. And now making its way into the limelight. I would like to adapt some camp and a tad bit of fetish wear into my high fashion brand.
Utterly, Gianni Versace would be so proud if he saw where (gay) fashion is heading!
Behind each Design 