Katherine Hepburn, between her roles in ‘Stage Door’ and ‘Bringing up Baby’, starred in ‘Bound, But Not Constrained,’ becoming one of the first female action stars and donning a variety of latex apparel. The movie was a massive success, and Hepburn’s adoption of this style in her public life marked a turning point for the popularity of latex apparel.
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This series is foundational in my exploration of masks as a form of self expression with the obvious tension that they also hold back part of traditional identity. This alternative history explores the idea of how a sustained fashion movement, that encompasses this concept of identity, could be born out of the choices of a handful of people and the subsequent amplification that existed in the 1940s semi-monopolistic press and film era.
Midjourney v5.2 with digital edits
