FASHION
My research has focused on the visual design industry’s long surrender to consumer culture, and currently, its adoption of AI tools. I began sewing in March of 2025 to explore skill transfer for designers. How can we teach to revitalise and translate traditional visual design skills into utilitarian and evolutionary tools and forms? When AI is exponentially moving into modern design practice, its foundations are vital, and its evolution is imperative.
Reclaimed* Denim Haori-inspired jacket
I began learning about Japanese textiles and fashion on a three month sabbatical in Tokyo in 2024. A haori is a traditional Japanese jacket historically worn over a kimono. It resembles a shortened kimono, originally worn by men in the Edo period. Women, and more specifically geisha, appropriated the garment as a kimono cover. It has inspired Japanese fashion for generations.
*This denim was set to be trashed because of a dye defect causing the fabric to bleed and stain. I fixed the fabric with two stop-dye solution baths, then an additional indigo dyeing process.
*This denim was set to be trashed because of a dye defect causing the fabric to bleed and stain. I fixed the fabric with two stop-dye solution baths, then an additional indigo dyeing process.
A Denim wedding in Paris* Attire—all denim pieces dyed, patterned, and constructed using the tools and skills of traditional graphic design. Below, starting with final pieces on the wedding day in Paris, KY. Sketches, patterning from existing clothing, process, and final fitting to end the photos section (more photos to come and on wedding site). Our wedding was a highly designed UX and week-long event with tours, history, workshops, and the transformation of a barn and horse farm into a wedding venue (Thank you to our dear friends at Sliney / Tahoma farm).
*Kentucky
*Kentucky
Upcycled denim sleeveless drop-shoulder hooded top
Work in progress: Dramatic pleat overalls (exercise in pleats and patterning)
Jersey and French Terry shirts
