“This collection is about the madness of the prairie,” explains the Sami story of the collection, fashion designer Anu Ling. “1862. In 1940, US President Abraham Lincoln approved the Homestead Act, which gave unmarried women and widows the right to their own piece of land in the far west – provided they stayed there for at least five years. So there were women who came from their homes in Europe (Norway, Germany and elsewhere), bringing their possessions and clothing and starting a new life on the great prairie. However, with the change in life that occurred with such migration, women also developed agoraphobia and various types of anxiety disorders. Knowing this, we look at the black ribbons around the neck, knotted in the hair and directed aside, which became characteristic of this era, in a completely different light.
Designer Anu Ling’s goal is to find beauty even in such life trials. “Although in an oppressive mood, prairie girls still wear dresses complemented with frills, which send practically any woman to beauty heaven,” says the fashion designer.
The collection consists of nearly 30 sets of bouncy prairie girls, ankle-length dresses, in unbleached linen tones and frilled details. The asymmetrical and flowing proportions of the collection are in an earthy color scheme, accentuated by the green of fresh spring prairie grass and the brown of yellowed Autumn grass.
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