Panabière's signature work 'Bal des victimes' shows this approach more directly. A model in a grey coat embraces a human sculpture of the same shade. The one who wears the clothes and the body attached to them exist together within a single garment. The boundary between sculpture and costume dissolves, and the two bodies overlap into one silhouette. The work was made as a stagewear collection, not a fashion show.
His latest work 'L'autre main' pushes the experiment one step further. Another body stretches out horizontally through a tulle skirt. The look is made as a latex dress, engineered so the joints move together. What once blurred the line between sculpture and clothing now follows the movement of the body itself. When the wearer walks, the third leg matches the stride.
Panabière's work does not amplify the body but multiplies it. Two or more bodies coexist within a single garment, and the boundary blurs in motion. The point where clothes are not just covering the body but become another body themselves. Could you walk wearing this third leg?
FAQ
What is Antoine Panabière's 'Look 2'?
Antoine Panabière's 'Look 2' is a tailored suit with three legs—one black trouser and two gray trousers—that move as one body. The third leg, constructed from fabric and structure, acts as an additional limb that steps naturally along with the wearer's own joints.
What is Antoine Panabière's signature piece 'Bal des victimes'?
'Bal des victimes' is a performance costume featuring a model in a gray coat embracing a matching sculpted human figure. The dressed person and the attached body coexist within a single garment, dissolving the boundary between sculpture and clothing.
What is Antoine Panabière's recent work 'L'autre main'?
'L'autre main' is a performance costume collection where another body extends horizontally from between layers of tulle skirt. Made in latex with articulated joints that move together, it pushes his boundary-blurring experiments between sculpture and clothing into the realm of bodily movement.
