If you want to find the truth in something, take it apart piece by piece, then put it back together with the detail of a forensic scientist.
This is a classical way to deconstruct a narrative. However, when you stand in front of 24 Hour Psycho (1993) slowly unfolding piece by piece, after five minutes, you’ve lost track of where the narrative started. I like this idea that you can take almost a scientific method and end up lost in a labyrinth of multiple, conflicting meanings, and that you have to acknowledge your own forgetfulness. — Douglas Gordon
DET BLEV SENT Fall / Winter 2025 Collection “FRACTURE” draws inspiration from the artwork and ideas of Douglas Gordon. His work spans a variety of mediums, including video, installation, photography, text, and performance, but it is unified by the themes of separation, deconstruction, and recombination of time and scene. Gordon’s ability to shift our perspective on people and objects, using familiar forms of expression, is central to our approach. In this collection, we explore these themes by presenting the garment from a new, ambiguous perspective, embracing obscurity and multiple meanings.
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The overall color palette of the collection is influenced by both Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film Psycho and Douglas Gordon’s 24 Hour Psycho (1993). Warm blacks, browns and burgundies reflect the tones of Hitchcock’s Psycho, while cool blacks and silvery grays are drawn from Gordon’s 24 Hour Psycho. Despite the violent and psychologically fragmented narrative, both the film and artwork embody a quiet, timeless beauty in their tone and color.
Just as Douglas Gordon reinterpreted Alfred Hitchcock’s work, we sought to reveal layers from different perspectives, bringing new colors to life through manipulation. To evoke ambivalence and obscure the meaning of color, the garments were bleached, re-dyed, and coated with wax, allowing the clothes to evolve as each layer was added. Over-dyeing revealed new colors that emerged over time. Additionally, some pieces were enhanced with a mix of paint and wax, adding new layers of color to the fabric, while the bomber jacket and trousers featured wax mixed with a thick paste that cracked and naturally bled off with time. The DBS signature leather hooded jacket and bomber jacket were deconstructed into repetitive components and reassembled into new garments through patchwork.
The DET BLEV SENT Fall / Winter 2025 collection “FRACTURE” embodies a continuous exploration of transformation, perspective, and ambiguity. By drawing from the works of Hitchcock and Gordon, we have created a collection that challenges conventional understanding, blending deconstruction with reinvention to produce garments that evolve and reveal new meanings over time.
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