MICA student blends history and gender in fashion
In his pale gray waistcoat, charcoal corduroys, and crisp white dress shirt buttoned to the neck, a burgundy ribbon tied around the collar, Amadeus Guchhait looks like he’s from another era.
So does his art.
Guchhait, a junior at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and an Ellicott City native, has spent the semester creating a collection of clothing that unites disparate time periods and cultures as a commentary on western notions of identity and cultural appropriation. Read more here
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- Amadeus Guchhait, a MICA student and Ellicott City native, is silhouetted by a window in his studio as he does some needlework on an item of clothing on Friday, March 28, 2014 in Baltimore. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
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- Amadeus Guchhait, a MICA student and Ellicott City native, does some needlework on an item of clothing in his studio on Friday, March 28, 2014 in Baltimore. Behind him to the left of the photo is some of his recent clothing designs. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
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- Samples of Amadeus Guchhait’s work are on display in his studio at MICA on Friday, March 28. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
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- Sewing tools are laid out on a stool where MICA student and Ellicott City native Amadeus Guchhait works on a piece of clothing in his studio in Baltimore on Friday, March 28, 2014. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
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- Ellicott City native and MICA student Amadeus Guchhait does needlework in his studio in Baltimore on Friday, March 28, 2014. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
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- Ellicott City native and MICA student Amadeus Guchhait does needlework in his studio in Baltimore on Friday, March 28, 2014. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
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- MICA student and Ellicott City native Amadeus Guchhait poses for a photo with one of his designed pieces of clothing at his studio in Baltimore on Friday, March 28, 2014. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
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- MICA student and Ellicott City native Amadeus Guchhait poses for a photo at his studio in Baltimore on Friday, March 28, 2014. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
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- MICA student and Ellicott City native Amadeus Guchhait poses for a photo with one of his designed pieces of clothing at his studio in Baltimore on Friday, March 28, 2014. (Jon Sham/BSMG)
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