2022

Heavenly Host S/S 2023 Collection by Ontavia Roulette

September 3, 2022 6:00 PM

September 3rd 2022 Ontavia Roulette’s New York Fashion Week Runway Show 2023 Collection "HEAVENLY HOST”

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Doors open at: 5:00 PM
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Designer: Ontavia Roulette

This presentation tells the story of the demonization of Hyper Feminine Women, who are casted into two categories "The Lady" and "The Whore". The collection References pressures put on women by the church, state, and society; Film References include (1983) Yental, (1996) The Craft, (1975) The Story of O & More. Reading references include "Church dress: Oral Narratives of African American Women" A dissertation by Beverly Ann Kemp Gatterson.

"Finding a balance within that duality, while [still] dressing her. That, intimidating woman can be a nun as well as that woman saying fuck off at the bar." says, Ontavia Roulette. "That's the many faces of a heavenly host. The woman, herself, is a sacred place."

Review source: OntaviaRoulette.com

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