Worlds collide

My theoretical perspective for my research comes from the work of French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. But in my perfect dream life I would be a fashion designer, as far from academia as you can get. While looking for more info on my theoretical muse, I came across a designer who draws on Bourdieu's concept of social capital for inspiration in clothes design. Could this be true? Is it real? Fashion and theory coming together? A synergy of two opposing worlds? I guess anything is possible with Europeans...

Scandinavian Neo-Edwardian

lifeiscarbon® has fallen in love with the first two collections from Göran Sundberg, a new fashion designer from Sweden. He claims that his underlying influence comes from the sociologist Pierre Bourdieu’s study of cultural fields, social positions and assimilated agents of taste. This theoretical departure point certainly results in some highly wearable garments in which an aristocratic sense of style collides with the realism of the streets.

We love the cut, materials and details of the new collections and the interesting combination of refinement and nonchalance in which the salon meets the street.