![]() ![]() Grover Rad: I think that the conversation is already happening. Vanitas Dress from Grover Rad’s Nip Tuck Collection.ĬULTURED: Do you see yourself as leading the implementation of feminist conversations into the clothing market? I thought that was an interesting progression, to show the history through however many thousands of years, from those medieval drawings all the way to the Mad Men era and the misogynistic ads. I think that's part of the intrigue for me, the historical component. It is very far away from its early intention. I think it isn't until recent years, with social media and the easy access and the affordability … what's alarming is the trendiness of it. Looking at the early stories of plastic surgery, obviously there were good intentions, and even throughout time there's been good use and good application of plastic surgery. Lizzie Grover Rad: I love the research aspect that I do for each collection, and going back in time. Grover Rad is doing something revolutionary with her clothes-bringing conversations about beauty standards, historical and contemporary, to the forefront of design.ĬULTURED: What inspires you to think about fashion and the way that it can produce cultural critique? The set includes artworks made in collaboration with contemporary artist Mark Verabioff, and cites older works, including renderings of the Fountain of Youth and 19th-century paintings. Her latest Grover Rad collection, Nip Tuck, focuses on the implementation of plastic surgery as body modification, and as a reflection of beauty standards for women. Recently diagnosed with ADHD, Grover Rad has been rethinking how she thinks, and it's evident in her new designs. How does she do it? When an idea comes to her head, she has to see it through. ![]() The Los Angeles-based designer and collector, who was previously featured in CULTURED’s Young Collectors 2020, makes works at the crux of contemporary social issues, art historical references, and cutting-edge design. Lizzie Grover Rad is changing fashion as we know it. Portrait of Lizzie Grover Rad. All images courtesy Grover Rad. ![]()
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