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High Fashion Protection By Diddo

High Fashion Protection By Diddo
Proletariat utility and high-fashion aesthetics rarely go hand-in-hand. Hence the class separation idiom, blue-collar and white-collar. Artist, and advertising genius, Diddo Velema, removes the divide between the two worlds and even adds a touch of warfare to his creation. The Gucci gas mask represents the idea that as humans we will never be satisfied, a mindset perpetuated through designer brands. Velema states,
"We are in a state of perpetual war – with ourselves and with the eco-system that sustains us. Perpetual war breeds perpetual fear. In the present context, this fear stems from our extreme desire for authenticity and manifests itself in our collectively insatiable culture of consumption."
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