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FLAMER, established in 2017, created a brand which allows individuals to present their unique identities to the world. In an industry that still creates unspoken boundaries FLAMER breaks down those walls to show emphasis on queer bodies. FLAMER chooses to share a unfiltered narrative that promotes fashion through the LGBTQ+ lens.
FLAMER has hosted 4 fashion shows in San Antonio and Austin. Partnering first with the Texas Fashion Industry Initiative in 2019 for the San Antonio Fashion Week. In 2022 – 2024 FLAMER presented 3 consecutive collections in partnership with BloodBath Studios. The FLAMER brand has merged fashion and film to create layers of visual art within each collection.
Each collection FLAMER produces an erotic vision that features handmade designs using refined leather craftsmanship. In the newest 2024 Collection “Second Skin” made designs that featured clothing so fitted it looked like another layer of the wearer’s skin. Fashion is often described as armor that protects us from the world. Leather also has an armor like quality. However, I wanted the leather pieces in this collection to look delicate and easily penetrable. The clothing was to represent another thin layer that holds us together. Hold our secrets, our desires, our organs together. To follow each curve of all the beautiful bodies that choose to wear FLAMER.
Artist Statement of Work
Tell us about your work (style, approach, philosophy, subject and/or theme):
The clothing was to represent another thin layer that holds us together. Hold our secrets, our desires, our organs together. To follow each curve of all the beautiful bodies that choose to wear FLAMER. I reference this through almost all of the pieces some being flesh toned where you can see the abs on stomach or a belly button in the leather. Dresses that fit so tightly to the skin where the leather was molded directly to the body. Leather is not forgiving — once you poke a hole to hand sew or cut the pattern onto the leather there is no going back. I express my craft with intent. I have to be confident in every cut and puncture. I hope that when someone wears FLAMER they also feel that confidence and care that I put into the designs. Leather to me is strong but also malleable. It can provide protection but also be fragile. I feel like those opposites not only describe how I view myself but what other people can relate to as well. FLAMER is a brand that embodies freedom and strength. The wearer of the clothes represent strong individuals that go through life being proud and vocal. The fashion is a vehicle for the person to reach ultimate confidence. We show bodies of people who represent our community and who are the champions for constant change within fashion.
