In Hell there's a word "marvellaises" – a distorted reference to the "Incroyables et merveilleuses", eccentric French aristocrats obsessed with fashion from the end of the XVIII century. A superficial look at the obsession of the "demons" (and, as much as it is possible, of the damned) makes one think that the creation (including the creation in sweatshops organized by "demons", equivalent to those in concentration camps, where many damned souls yearn to work in order to find something meaningful to do) and wearing of flamboyant costumes just helps pass the time and provide distraction from the suffering and the anguish. But in reality, there's most probably a much more complex mechanism behind this phenomenon: costume often helps a person suffering in Hell to reappropriate their own body, a body that is getting speedily estranged, and this process turns out to be more important than the aesthetic features of the clothes created, obtained, and worn.

Body appropriation

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Accessory for erect penis, attached at the hips

Dress made of a collector's set of handcrafted cross-stitch pieces with embroidery frames and scraps of canvas

(The author thanks Ilona Tetruashvili, the tailor who helped with the work)

Sweater demonstrating an open wound after an unsuccessful heart transplant, with needles integrated into the knitting and a red warding thread.

Created in the Far eastern workshops of the M1 sector by unknown damned souls, imitating the models of the XVII century

Bracelet and collar connected with a very thin chain. The damned soul following the "demon" would be able to break free from the collar with little effort, but they never attempt to do so.

Created in the Far eastern workshops of the M1 sector by unknown damned souls.

(The author thanks Ilona Tetruashvili, the tailor who helped with the work)

Nothing ever heals in Hell – and many damned souls and "demons" choose not to hide but to highlight their injuries with relevant accessories. A photo of Swarovski-encrusted wounds on an arm and a leg of a damned soul.

A notion of the Great Carnival That Did Not Happen exists in Hell – and there are those who keep preparing for this carnival, of which the frustrating rumors are a constant source of irritation and discontent. Aside from costumes for the Carnival, for a while in Hell there was a fashion trend for decorating tongues – but it quickly became evident that this was a highly uncomfortable hobby, hence, the "demons" took to decorating the tongues of the damned and boasting of the results among themselves, with damned "living statues" in tow.

(The author thanks her close friends, Lucy Kadets and Mariam Tavrizian, for their help creating this object).

Linor Goralik

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