Q+A with Georgia Wenig
Parsons BFA 2025
CAMP CAMP CAMP CAMP CAMP
(can be as many “camp”s as you feel so inclined to write, typically I go with odd numbers)
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What is the inspiration behind your collection?
Inspired by generational divides and the ongoing debate over which generation holds the title of ineptitude, CAMP CAMP CAMP CAMP CAMP observes and critiques the generational effects of technology on human competence.
This ready-to-wear menswear collection draws visual inspiration from wilderness survival, imagining a scenario in which Gen-Z is forced to navigate the wild without technological assistance. Explored through a lens of comedic relief and extravagance, merging satire with functionality, the collection transforms survivalist aesthetics into exaggerated wearable statements– intertwining hypertech with lavish impracticality
What’s one material or technique you’re currently obsessed with?
I have been really entertained by the Sonobond machine. The Sonobond is a special kind of “sewing” machine that I used to create the Coddle Jacket and Hood (silver jacket and hood). It has no needle or thread, it uses ultrasonic (sound) waves to weld the fabric together and create a “stitch.” The machine is used for making inflatables like rafts, blimps, etc.
What does fashion mean to you today?
Today fashion for me is the tip of the iceberg. I am using fashion as a stepping stone because I want to do something bigger. I want to keep doing fashion– I think– but if I’m designing something I also want to do the campaign, then make a scent, and a sound, and a physical space it exists in, then a character, then a lifestyle, then a series of unrelated ordinary objects that will remind you of the work even if you see them in 5, 10, 20, or 50 years from now, then maybe a an installation, etc. In other words, I’m really crafty, and fashion is one of my crafts.
What’s one thing you wish the fashion industry would leave behind—and one thing it should embrace?
I wish that fashion would leave behind the rotation of white men that dominate the industry and top fashion houses. This is an industry predominantly composed of extremely talented and hardworking women so I am not particularly sure why it’s only men at the top in 2025…
The fashion industry should embrace ethical production. Paying garment production workers fair wages and treating them with decency and respect needs to be a standard, not a “selling point.”
Who or what has shaped your design values most?
For me, sustainability isn’t a shallow selling point—it’s instinctual. By the age of four, I’d learned to compost and would scold my mom for leaving the faucet running. By six, I considered Jane Goodall of higher stature than Hannah Montana. Environmental awareness was part of my upbringing, but also sparked a deep anxiety that never left me.
CAMP is a collection made entirely from secondhand materials. It’s about making use of what’s already in front of us. I retaught myself how to sew during the Covid lockdowns. The only available materials were secondhand—thrifted clothes and unconventional items like hardware store junk. I hadn’t realized it at the time—but resourcefulness became a key factor of my creative process, it is a driving force
If you could design for anyone in the world, who would it be—and why?
I am not really sure if I would want to design for anyone, but maybe with or alongside Pharell. I find him to be really aspirational, I want to be like Pharell, I want to spend some time in music and do some artist branding, and then at some point come back to fashion, but also have the ability to hop around and try new things, work on many projects, continually be learning and growing. Pharell is also just the coolest, so, who wouldn’t want to hang out with him?
Three things keeping you sane right now
To be so honest, nothing. I just graduated college which is terrifying, so I am kind of losin’ it but I am also excited to start my life.
So, I guess I’d say
1. My sense of humor
2. The miscellaneous crystals next to my bed that I can’t remember the name or function of
3. My dad, he’s the best
One word to describe your design approach Careful
Where can we find you online?
@georgiawenig
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