seasons in the sun

style 1: pattern features two Side pockets and elastic waist. comfort and fit is prioritized. fabric from thrift store   style 2: pattern made to resemble flared denim style pants fabric from thrift store style 3: pattern from style 1 adjusted into shorts fabric thick cotton    

puppy love jacket

I created this jacket for Dominick with imagery of his two dogs. The pattern for the jacket was made from scratch to fit his body perfectly. I used a cotton duck fabric to allow for durability as well as comfort. He wanted a jacket that had room for a sweater to be worn underneath but […]

im on fire

Unspoken: not expressed in speech. This project is meant to bring light to the lack of education and conversation surrounding menstrual health. styled with tights and lingerie because they are transitional objects that represent the movement from being a child to being an adult. Similarly to a period which signifies a girl becoming a woman. […]

back to black

this project was made as a reaction to the feelings I associate with living in a big city. women are often objectified and put into dangerous situations because of their bodies. When I lived in New York I would daily walk through the city going wherever I needed to be. I went to extra lengths […]

how to fight loneliness

using my adorable dog Bella as a model I created a costume that pulled from theatrical wrestling outfits because of the unique shape of her head. She clearly has the personality to save the galaxy and now she has the costume. Her mask comes with a pocket for treat storage as well as a bark […]

patch it up

when reflecting on the topic of ‘tribe’ I was questioning what makes a tribe. a tribe is a group of people tied by one or more things, this can be religion or blood. My tribe is my family. We are tied by the memories we share. Our memories are documented in photo albums and frames […]

dear boy

I began this process thinking about the body. I spent a long time turning over in my head what the concept of body meant to me. I began to work through my personal experiences with touch and how my body has reacted. This project grew out of a place of vulnerability and my experiences with […]

NO. 1 tag shirt

Using approximately 350 clothing tags I created a shirt to represent the labels given to us through our lives. As time goes on we collect more and more labels that others give to us. We wear them, they become a part of our fabric. From a distance the individual tags are unrecognizable, but as the […]

ill be seeing you

I started this project by creating a pattern that resembled a button down blouse, I cut the pattern to be cropped so my pieces of fabric would fit properly. I used samples of lace that were found in the scrap bin. This project was full of detailed work to keep the seams small and clean […]

U&ME

I started this project making a pattern for some pants. I always struggle to find pants that fit me correctly so I was excited to begin this process to learn how to make pants to fit me. I was lucky with the pattern making process and didn’t have to redo anything after my first draft. […]

ocean eyes

INSPIRATION: I was inspired to look into this topic after watching my birth. My mother filmed herself giving birth to me and it was an amazing spiritual experience watching that with her. I am fascinated with women’s rights and how society views us. Women are capable of the most amazing unexplainable things and they deserve […]

Bridge 2 Artist Book

Fashion that has caused harm culture has placed a huge influence of why these things were done despite the terrible causes. These are the original items that inspired me to make this book. Not all were included due to lack of page space but they all inspired this project. -Thailand- Elongated Necks. Caused the shoulders […]

Who Are We?

Stereotypes are often applied to people through objects and uniforms, characterizing how we think, interact, and judge each other. In our project, we want to break those stereotypes by creating a variety of objects that will juxtapose their original purposes in society. Through various alterations of color, material, and size we will create a series […]

crinoline exhibit space

  I designed this space as an intimate experience. The room isn’t very large and doesn’t include a huge amount of art on the wall. Its purpose is to think about the structure of fashion and it’s importance through time. It also gets the viewer to see how structures has also been used as an […]