Is luxury ridiculous? Stockholm-born designer Beate Karlsson has taken the fashion world by storm with her creative satirisation of the industry’s “superficiality.”
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Taking a tumble: Beate Karlsson at a recent AVAVAV fashion show, where her models tripped and fell. Glossary
Torso - The upper part of the human body.
Superficiality - A lack of thoroughness, depth of character, or serious thought.
Projection - The presentation of an image on a surface.
Counterintuitive - Contrary to intuition or to common-sense.
Demeaning - Critical, insulting to one's dignity.
Obsolescence - The process of becoming outdated and no longer used.
Rampant - Spreading quickly.
Conspicuous consumption - The purchase of goods or services for the specific purpose of displaying one's wealth.
Capitalism - A form of economy characterised by private property and competition between companies.
Dichotomy - The difference between two completely opposite things.