DI PETSA SS26 The Archaeology of Self Runway

The workings of our psyche are unearthed the way ancient temples are. Our memories, myths, and forgotten selves are buried like fragments of marble beneath layers of time and the biases of our memory. Just as archaeologists carefully brush away centuries of earth to reveal sculptures, ruins, and artifacts, the Archaeology of Self invites us to patiently and erotically excavate our subconscious. It asks us to treat memory and identity as sites of discovery. To be an archeologist of self is to dig deeper, to recognise the heightened sense of reality, the mythical status of our experience. Just like historians inevitably colour the archeological artifacts by their own ideas and perceptions of antiquity. Just so we narrate our life. Poetically we look into our past to see why we love the way we do, why we hurt the way we do. We are ancient. So we dig, the excavation site is our experiences, the soil is our unconscious and the tools are our imagination. This Spring Summer collection is composed of these fragments, set within the historic Town Hall Venue, that became an excavation site for myth and metamorphosis transporting viewers into the depths of an ancient Greek temple, the runway lined with grandiose marble pillars. A group of archeologists set out to find the sculpture of a Moon Goddess, and the more they look for her the more they become her. Creative Director: Dimitra Petsa Lead Stylist and Consultancy: Flora Huddart Styling Assistant: Brigitte Kovats Lead H