"Trapped" Face/Belt

€80.00

This belt, made of white cotton webbing with a central red stripe and a prominent red PVC cross, is more than a functional accessory—it symbolizes the tension between care and control found in historical medical institutions. Drawing from the aesthetics of vintage hospitals and asylums, it contrasts softness with harsh symbolism. While it can be worn traditionally, its transformation into a face accessory evokes themes of dehumanization and authority. Ultimately, the belt becomes a powerful commentary on reclaiming oppressive symbols, exploring the relationship between the body and institutional control and turning past scars into expressions of strength and autonomy.

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This belt, made of white cotton webbing with a central red stripe and a prominent red PVC cross, is more than a functional accessory—it symbolizes the tension between care and control found in historical medical institutions. Drawing from the aesthetics of vintage hospitals and asylums, it contrasts softness with harsh symbolism. While it can be worn traditionally, its transformation into a face accessory evokes themes of dehumanization and authority. Ultimately, the belt becomes a powerful commentary on reclaiming oppressive symbols, exploring the relationship between the body and institutional control and turning past scars into expressions of strength and autonomy.

Discover more about the concept down below

  • This belt, crafted from white cotton webbing and adorned with a bold red stripe across the center, transcends its utilitarian purpose, becoming a powerful statement of both function and symbolism. The large red PVC cross at its core directly references the iconic symbols of hospitals—emblems that once signified both care and control, healing and restriction. The juxtaposition of the soft, clinical cotton and the harsh, powerful tone of the red cross creates a visceral tension, drawing from the aesthetic of vintage asylums and medical institutions where symbols of authority and confinement were omnipresent.

    While it serves as a conventional belt, its true potency lies in its duality: the same accessory that cinches the waist can be reimagined as a striking face accessory. Worn across the face, it transforms into a mask, evoking the dehumanizing practices of the past where individuality was often obscured by medical symbols of control. In this recontextualization, the belt speaks to the quiet power of reclaiming these symbols—transforming them from marks of oppression into tools of personal expression.

    The belt, with its dual function, is a meditation on the relationship between the body and the systems that seek to define its existance. It becomes a symbol of both resistance and reinvention, questioning the fine line between protection and restriction, care and restraint. Through its versatile form, the belt invites the wearer to confront the scars of history, while redefining them as sources of strength, autonomy and defiance.

  • Belt: 100% Cotton

    Cross: 70% Cotton, 30% Polyurethane

    Most of the garments are made with original vintage fabrics, accessories and materials that are consciously selected for their ruined aspect. Every defect, mark, cut or stain is placed there on purpose and is part of the design and the aesthetic of the garment.

  • -Do not wash

    This garment is completely handmade and hand finished and it’s made with vintage original materials, fabrics and accessories. Please take extra care in the treatment and washing process as it may be more prone to get ruined.

  • Total lenght: 130 cm

    For any clarification about sizes and measurements please check the "Size guide and measurements" page (click here)