EDELINE LEE Spring Summer 2023 Film

LONDON FASHION WEEK 20 SEPTEMBER 2022 DIGITAL PREMIERE "You only have to look at the Medusa straight on to see her. And she's not deadly. She's beautiful and she's laughing." Hélène Cixous, The Laugh of the Medusa EDELINE LEE continues to explore the relationship between women and power this season, by focusing on depictions of female power in western mythology. Fashion has always been a tool of self-authorship for Lee and her latest collection considers the source of this storytelling at its most potent: in the myths that shape our unconsciousness. While history has often depicted female power as dangerous, be it political, economic or physical, a reexamination of these images can in fact reveal great beauty. "For me, a powerful woman is a woman connected with her authentic self. Stepping back in time to explore the origins of that power, was struck by the danger that had come to typify strong women who went against the grain. The stark rendition of female power as threatening was at its most potent in mythology. The collection pays tribute to the beauty within that danger, to the heroism of women fighting to be themselves." The collection pays homage to female figureheads whose adorned bodies were symbols of their power - the twisting snakes of Medusa's hair, the gladiatorial uniforms of the Amazonian warriors, and the ethereal, draped gowns of the goddess Athena. Mythical female attire embodies the origins of female power - the armour-like protection that clothing offe