Women’s Hoodie “Femme Fiasco”

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Enhancing classical painting techniques with elements of pop art, kitsch, and camp, Katrin Valgemäe’s subtly grotesque pinup product series takes inspiration from the media’s exaggerated self-centeredness, revealing various layers with intriguing narratives upon closer examination.

Forget the “lady and her cat” clichés—this isn’t your typical hoodie. Femme Fiasco is a wearable artwork that flips the script on control and chaos. One glance at the design, and you’ll feel the wild duality it represents: a wink to elegance, a roar of rebellion.

Is the cat truly tame? Is the woman truly civilized? Femme Fiasco reminds us that inside every polished exterior lies untamed energy waiting to break free.

  • 100% Cotton – Organic Ring Spun Combed / Heather Haze
  • 80% Organic Cotton – 20% Recycled Cotton,
  • Ring Spun Combed – 300 GSM
  • Fabric washed
  • Set-in sleeves
  • Dropped shoulders
  • Double layered hood in self fabric
  • Flat drawcord in matching body colour
  • Embroidered eyelet
  • 1X1 ribs at collar, sleeves cuffs and bottom hem
  • 2 needles topstitches on all seams
  • Inside gros grain back neck tape
  • Self fabric halfmoon at back neck

Care – Wash similar colours together, no ironing on print, wash and iron inside out.

This artwork is part of the “Femme Fiasco” series, exhibited at the International Art Exhibition “Under the Surface. Eroded Spacescapes” from 29.08.2024 to 29.09.2024, at the Gallery “Arka” in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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Katrin Valgemäe

Katrin Valgemäe (born 1979) is an artist living and working in Tallinn. Valgemäe studied painting and ceramics at Estonian Academy of Arts and furthered her skills at the painting department of Art Academy of Latvia. Valgemäe's works are somehow irrational, not in technique, but in psychological way. At first sight, they are beautiful, decorative and well painted, but after a while, more layers reveal the intriguing underlying storylines. The figures depicted, often classical beauties, seem to embody both attractiveness and grotesque features, creating a sense of tension and ambiguity for the viewer. The technical skill and sensuousness of the figures adds to this complexity, as the viewer is drawn in by the beauty of the work while also feeling a sense of unease or repulsion. With this, the artist invites the viewer to dig deeper and consider the hidden meanings and layers that lie beneath the surface of her art. Still, there are answers and viewers can find them themselves.

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