Unwearable fashion raises awareness about generalised pustular psoriasis

Pain of Isolation: Inspired by a GPP patient named Christina who could not even hold her baby after delivery because of the pain caused by the disease. This was also experienced by Malaysian patient and mother of five (including a set of twins) Yuzlina Che Yaacob. Hess shares that this piece also has mirrors incorporated into the design to represent how society sees GPP patients. — Photos: Boehringer Ingelheim

IT’S not often that one sees avant-garde dresses being displayed at a medical conference, but that was certainly the case during the recent 25th World Congress of Dermatology in Singapore.

Scattered throughout the conference venue at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre were the four dresses of The Unwearable Collection created by Dutch fashion designer Bart Hess last year (2022).