Sofia Nuñez Gomez
Fashion Design BA
IED Istituto Europeo Di Design Barcelona
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Womenswear / Material Innovation / Textile Innovation/Textile Art
My location: Barcelona, Spain
Sofia Nuñez Gomez
First Name: Sofia
Last Name: Nuñez Gomez
University / College: IED Istituto Europeo Di Design Barcelona
Course / Program: Fashion Design BA
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Womenswear / Material Innovation / Textile Innovation/Textile Art
My Location: Barcelona, Spain
About
Sofia Nuñez Gomez is a Spanish fashion designer born in Galicia. She studied BA Fashion Design at IED Barcelona and graduated in 2023. Sofia's main inspiration comes from her own experiences, particularly the struggle to find inclusive clothing for a variety of sizes while dealing with eating disorders and body dysmorphia. She specializes in genderless fashion, aiming to breaking down traditionalboundaries and promoting diversity in design. Sofia believes in celebrating individuality and empowering people to express themselves authentically through their clothing choices, regardless of their body shape, size and gender norms. In 2023, Sofia successfully graduated from IED Barcelona with a degree in Fashion Design. Her final collection showcased her innovative approach to fashion, with a specific emphasis on developing garments that addressed weight fluctuation and included a more extensive size range. Through her work, she aimed to highlight the pressing need for improvements in the fashion industry, emphasizing the importance of diversity and inclusivity. Her passion for fashion extends beyond design. She is deeply interested in various aspects of the industry, including pattern making, tailoring, and knitwear development. Her expertise in pattern making allows her to transform fabrics into three-dimensional creations that perfectly fit diverse body types. She also explores the world of knitwear, creating unique textures and innovative silhouettes that showcase her creative world. Additionally, her fascination by materials innovation, particularly in the realm of sustainable fashion. She eagerly explores alternative options like biomaterials, including the exciting potential of kombucha leather. Sofia's diverse interests and dedication to pushing boundaries contribute to her transformative and sustainable approach to fashion.
Térsites is the result of reality against imagination. It represents the limbo my mind generates whenever I see myself in the mirror. Is it real? Am I imagining it? That’s ugly. That’s beautiful. That’s small. That’s big. Very wrinkly. It shouldn’t look like that. Higher. Smaller. Tone it up. That’s horrible. Cover it up. Change it. ENOUGH. The ongoing internal fight regarding if what I see in the mirror is real or if it is another misinterpreted image. The incessant self-judgement that we put on our bodies makes us distort our self-concept. Térsites recalls the constant feeling of dissatisfaction with how you feel or how your body looks. It reaches a point where you do not even know if what you are seeing is real or if it is a product generated by your mind. Combinig how you would like to look, your biggest insecurities amplified to the max and your “real me” which you have not to decode how it looks. The development of kombucha leather serves as a metaphor for “self-cannibalism”. The self-judgement we apply on ourselves when talking about our physical appearance and the judgement we suffer from our surroundings can make individuals develop unhealthy behaviours that destroys us from the inside out. The same as our mind and bodies, the kombucha leather can be easily damage without the right care and treatments. The illness consumes us from the inside out, and we let it happen. It is a form of self-cannibalism that destroys our bodies and our self-concept as individuals.
