Quiet corridors, late night departure halls, deserted amusement parks, people refer to these vacant transitional places as “liminal spaces”. Deprivation of original designated functions makes liminal spaces able to evoke a peculiar touch of dislocation while at the same time, stirring up a nostalgic dream with a sense of déjà vu. “Liminal” implies a critical state. Physical meaninglessness transforms it into a vessel for thoughts and emotion. Here, you can immerse yourself freely, letting go of your imagination, making it fulfill this ephemeral scene, and rekindling strength for self-healing.
RUIbuilt SS25 endeavors to translate poetic essence in physical touch into tangible, delicate sensation, captures the interaction between garments and bodies immersed in the summer breeze, using soft fabrics and signature cut-out designs to further explore boundaries of the body. Light, flowing silhouettes become vessels for natural forces
and extensions of bodily rhythms, and are sculpted into changing shapes by body movements. Cut-outs, skinny G-string straps, cracks and angles with a soft, random presence, all give out an indistinguishable flirtatious sensuality.
Draping silk creates naturally rippling folds, in a way like the gentle breeze ruffling the surface of a pond, adding dynamic movements to classical static beauty. Pearls and buttons give more possibilities for varied styling; metal
clasps, akin to the small yet sturdy nails in a porcelain repairman’s hand, serve as tools for mending and connecting fractures, making up a soft armor, while suggesting another separation.
On the bustling streets of Paris, Rui creates a liminal space staying between the known and the future – a waiting room frozen in time. The rustic old homeware and the mysterious make-up of a silver apple, create a sense of conflict and blurs the boundaries of time and space. Pictures on the wall document traces of life in the past; wrapped mattresses and office chairs are still in their best state waiting for the move-out; fabrics intertwined on the back of the balcony chair resemble a broken cobweb; logs, piers and wooden frame loosely scattered, together with the brick pillars, all reveal the marks of time.
Models walk in and naturally find what they want to do, relaxing on the mattress, lighting candles in the corners, randomly crossing each other, or being forced to stay close by the entanglement of two connected pieces of clothing.
OSUGA latest drop, the butterfly wing shaped “Mobius” held in their hands reflects this permanent home to the true self and desire. OSUGA X RUIbuilt limited edition “Tremble” placed in the gift bags, on the other hand,
announces the openness of this flowing space to all. In the end, the white wedding dress only connected with buttons, brings this show of self-exposure to the highlight. The dress was then unbuttoned and returned to their primal fabricforms and functions, draped over the frame on the floor. The room bids farewell once more to the marks of noisy everyday life, and the space, in turn, slips back into slumber.
