The A-side of this gown features a riot of peonies: a photographic print by Derek Henderson, meticulously engineered to perfectly wrap around the wearer's body. It appears fragile and conventionally beautiful at first - yet amongst the subtle stitching within its petals, it hides embroidered messages of protest.
The reversible B-side features a gradient of peach, blush and shocking pink, where scrawled lotus flowers, vicious Venus flytraps, and crossed-out words reveal a sense of debauchery. Hidden messages include: 'Heartbreakingly cool', 'Protest', 'Let's Go', 'Music', 'Dance', 'Love' and 'Steadfast With Resolve', all discreetly hand-embroidered in tonal thread, almost as if hand-written by the wearer.
