I TRANSLATED THESE ELEMENTS INTO A COWBOY HAT, DEVELOPING A SILHOUETTE THAT REFLECTS A MORE CLASSIC 1980S PROPORTION, SUBTLY REFERENCING THE ERA WHEN STELLA MCCARTNEY WORKED AT YSL. TO CONNECT THE PIECE MORE DIRECTLY TO THE SELECTED LOOK, I INCORPORATED HANDMADE CROCHET DETAILS, ECHOING THE ARTISANAL ELEMENTS SEEN IN THE COLLECTION.
FOR THE FINISHING, I DREW INSPIRATION FROM TRADITIONAL MEXICAN BRAIDING, A TECHNIQUE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH COWBOY HATS, AND COMBINED IT WITH A WHIP STITCH DETAIL. THIS STITCHING CHOICE ALSO REFERENCES THE CONSTRUCTION LANGUAGE OF STELLA MCCARTNEY’S FALABELLA BAG, TYING THE PIECE BACK TO THE BRAND’S IDENTITY.