While “age-appropriate dressing” may mean something a little different to each of us, there’s a common understanding about what kinds of clothes look right on folks of each generation. We’d probably do a double take if we saw an elderly grandma sporting skinny jeans, right?
Those sort of cultural assumptions and norms were exactly the subjects that interested photographer Qozop, who captured images of kids swapping clothes with their elder relatives.
The series “Spring-Autumn” aims to help us “imagine a world where people of a certain age need not necessarily dress a certain way,” the artist told TODAY.com. “People should be able to wear what they want and have fun with clothes regardless of their age.”
He got the idea for the mirror-image shoot while considering the notion that Asia’s cultural beliefs are reflected in wardrobe choices, and it’s still possible to witness traditions and cultures through clothes even though the society is now largely westernized.
Shooting in Singapore, Qozop asked subjects to swap their gear and reproduce their poses from one photo to the next. “Once they had been photographed, they were often curious and amused to see themselves in their child's or grandchild's attire,” he said. “Some were so comfortable in their new getup that they joked that they wanted to remain in that attire for the rest of the day!”
Check out the rest of the images from the thought-provoking and sometimes giggle-worthy photo collection.
Alesandra Dubin is a Los Angeles-based writer and the founder of home and travel blog Homebody in Motion. Follow her on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter.