The new TG Botanical Autumn-Winter 2024 collection is inspired by the concept of “māteria,” which the designer considers to be the only objective reality possible—the one we can sense. This season, Tetyana Chumak seeks inspiration in natural textures, which form the māteria of our being.
TG Botanical is a sustainable fashion brand that was founded in 2021 by Ukrainian designer, Tetyana Chumak. Tetyana’s passion for nature stems from her upbringing in a family of Ukrainian farmers. She returned to her roots during the first lockdown and created TG Botanical, a clothing line where nature and technology are in tune. The brand produces contemporary womenwears with a focus on raw materials like hemp, linen, cotton, and nettle. The garments are dyed using traditional methods and raw ingredients. TG Botanical uses experimental techniques for dyeing fabrics with plant pigments obtained from tansy flowers, acorns, onion husks, and coffee beans. TG Botanical puts a strong emphasis on ethical production practices. The collections are manufactured in-house, and for each product, it is clear how and where it was made.
This new TG Botanical Collection refers to the various surfaces of the earth—the soil, the field as seen from a bird view, and the volcanic desert. The designer tries to recreate them in the collection with various materials, using distinctive trimming methods such as quilting, distressing, and stitching with elastic threads. These methods help the designer make each garment more tactile and interactive in terms of the wearer’s senses.
TG Botanical’s newest collection consists of easy-to-wear separates, textured knits, bustier dresses, and more. The colour palette is neutral, with an emphasis on earthy hues (khaki, graphite, and volcanic grey) and a bright splash of light green.
TG Botanical introduces the very first collaboration with Dasha Tsapenko’s bio-atelier in the AW24 collection. Artist Dasha Tsapenko made a unique selection of knitted styles made of natural plant-based yarn and inoculated with spores of polypore fungus. This project is a manifest of collaboration and co-creation in its broadest sense: between brands (TG Botanical x Atelier Dasha Tsapenko), disciplines, countries, and species (human x fungi).
The TG Botanical AW24 collection is an expression of the unique primal energy hidden in the earth—the giving and taking source of life on the planet. With the new collection, the designer Tetyana Chumak wants to remind us that we are all māteria, and it can be as dark as it can be celestial.
Photo: AW24 Copenhagen Fashion Week/TGBotanical Runway/James Cochrane
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