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Teddy Bear Gown transforms childhood comfort into excess.
Constructed entirely from black plush teddy bears, the work exaggerates softness into something monumental, theatrical, and slightly unsettling. What initially reads as playful gradually shifts into a meditation on attachment, nostalgia, emotional dependency, and the ways sentimentality can become its own form of armor.
Balancing couture silhouette with sculptural mass, the piece exists between fashion object, costume, and emotional monument. The repetition of identical bears creates a surface that feels both luxurious and uncanny — collapsing innocence, glamour, and obsession into a single exaggerated form.
Part of The Collecteur’s ongoing exploration of fashion as psychological architecture, Teddy Bear Gown turns a universally familiar object into a surreal wearable sculpture.
Limited Edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof
Sculptural gown form composed of plush teddy bears
Mixed media construction
Approximate dimensions: 84 × 72 × 40 in
Teddy Bear Gown transforms childhood comfort into excess.
Constructed entirely from black plush teddy bears, the work exaggerates softness into something monumental, theatrical, and slightly unsettling. What initially reads as playful gradually shifts into a meditation on attachment, nostalgia, emotional dependency, and the ways sentimentality can become its own form of armor.
Balancing couture silhouette with sculptural mass, the piece exists between fashion object, costume, and emotional monument. The repetition of identical bears creates a surface that feels both luxurious and uncanny — collapsing innocence, glamour, and obsession into a single exaggerated form.
Part of The Collecteur’s ongoing exploration of fashion as psychological architecture, Teddy Bear Gown turns a universally familiar object into a surreal wearable sculpture.
Limited Edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof
Sculptural gown form composed of plush teddy bears
Mixed media construction
Approximate dimensions: 84 × 72 × 40 in