erothe is an imagined past–tense of erosion, conceived phonically from erode and writhe—two verbs that constitute the physicality and fragility of human memory. This verb works to excavate certain histories, to then aesthetically and reparatively tell new tales. Each garment can speak to the impossibility of ever truly changing the past, and while looking more towards a nostalgic futurity. Erothe is meant to reflect the histories that have already been transcribed, and work to rewrite the past through our autonomy in the present.
Stephen B. was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1991. He has always been drawn to two things--the art of dressing oneself, and the study of history as an academic discipline. His work suggests that history as we have been told is not so linear, but rather part of a larger human collage of untold stories. With a heavy emphasis on research and the developmental design process, he works to comb the hair of history, disassemble our knowledges, and suture them back together to become part of a new narrative.
Stephen graduated as a Chase Scholar from Parsons The New School for Design with a BFA in Fashion Design, concentrating in womenswear in 2014. He also completed a BA in Culture & Media Studies at Eugene Lang The New School for Liberal Arts in 2015.
While in fashion, he has worked in design at Proenza Schouler, Rodarte, BY.Bonnie Young, Jeffrey Dodd, Coach 1941 and DKNY in Los Angeles and New York City.
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