SSHEENA SS26 — Extinct Animal

Photos by Carola Di Clemente   

Discovery, survival, memory — SSHEENA’s new collection digs through the sediment of time, reimagining what history leaves behind.

Jacquard tapestries and knitwear map remote landscapes and prehistoric dreams: cave-like markings, childlike dinosaurs, camouflaged myths.

Silhouettes echo field expeditions — cargo jackets, jumpsuits, and rope-bound constructions that feel both archival and futuristic.

Inspired by the overlooked legacy of Dorothy Garrod — the first woman professor of archaeology at Cambridge — the collection meditates on forgotten stories and silent figures.

Colors layer like soil: earthy beige, forest green, sky-faded blue, and the soft lilac of a prehistoric magnolia.

Garments feel unearthed — textured, porous, storied.

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