Sarah Wondack Uses Wearable Art to Question Consumer Culture
Sarah Wondrack, Pocket Jumpsuit, Ease of Excess Collection.
The Post Independent recently featured Brooklyn-based artist and fashion designer Sarah Wondrack, whose wearable art challenges consumer culture by repurposing unconventional materials. A 2019 graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art’s MFA Fiber program, Wondrack prioritizes materiality in her designs, often collecting discarded objects—such as bread clips, safety ribbon, and denim—before conceptualizing her pieces.
Her latest collection, “Ease of Excess,” will be showcased at the sold-out Carbondale Arts Fashion Show, Camera Obscura, running from March 6-8. Using donated and recycled materials, Wondrack critiques modern convenience culture by blending utility and irony. One standout piece, the “Pocket Jumpsuit,” was crafted during the COVID-19 pandemic from thrifted denim pockets, reflecting themes of emotional and material excess. Another, made entirely of safety ribbon, highlights the transformation of mundane materials into striking garments.
Through her experimental approach, Wondrack reimagines fashion as a means of commentary, using design to spark conversation about material excess and cultural habits.
Sarah Wondrack sewing in 2019.
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