Emir of Lebanon

 József Boros’ Emir of Lebanon titled painting, and its background was the source of my inspiration. It tells a supposedly fictional eastern journey, in memory of that, the Hungarian count, Edmund Zichy, ordered the painting of himself. During my design process I made a fictional journey to East as well.

Fitting into orientalism, I wanted to emphasize the importance of mixing the elements, of the chosen countries’ folk wear. I kept the painting’s colour palette, the fabrics I worked with, same as on the painting, representing richness, exotic atmosphere, and illusory authenticity. My hand woven textile collection has a supplementary function to my clothes. Authentic in Turkish folk wear, I was inspired by the textiles wrapped around the waistline. I emphasized the bunting nature of the textiles, the border parts are woven into different forms.

The goal of this process was for me to return home in a glory of a sultan.

Consultant: Dóra Tomcsányi, Anna Zsófia Kormos

Photographer: Anna Palkó

Spring semester, 2019