Bound, But Not Constrained

Katherine Hepburn, between her roles in ‘Stage Door’ and ‘Bringing up Baby’, starred in ‘Bound, But Not Constrained,’ becoming one of the first female action stars and donning a variety of latex apparel. The movie was a massive success, and Hepburn’s adoption of this style in her public life marked a turning point for the popularity of latex apparel. -- This series is foundational in my exploration of masks as a form of self expression with the obvious tension that they also hold back part of traditional identity. This alternative history explores the idea of how a sustained fashion movement, that encompasses this concept of identity, could be born out of the choices of a handful of people and the subsequent amplification that existed in the 1940s semi-monopolistic press and film era. Midjourney v5.2 with digital edits