Please enjoy this selection of my hand-made pieces
Unless otherwise indicated, all products are one-off designs
Face Coat
Limited Edition
Made to order with customizable
features and tailored fit.
Copper Branch
Cowl
What began as a learning exercise for a wedding dress is now a stand-alone piece that juxtaposes material characteristics of the natural world. The heavy wool in the cowl creates an unexpectedly airy and loose look near the top before transitioning into a form-fitting bodice. The reflective copper wires mirror this shift as the sprawling branches congregate near the waist, mirroring the silhouette. While both mediums converge, they do so in distinctly different manners: the cowls create a subtle transition from protuberant folds into soft curves and the pointed metal branches abruptly condense through sharp kinks.
Sand of Time: Hand of God
This handmade wool sweatshirt depicts the role of God and religion in converting a person's time into their achievements. The back of the sweatshirt shows God taking sand from the top of the hourglass, which represents the amount of time left in someone's life. The front features a charcoal drawing of God sprinkling this sand into a pyramid that symbolizes the great works of humanity.
In order to make the hand that is stitched in vinyl on the back of the sweatshirt identifiable as the hand of God, I referenced the most famous depiction of God’s hand: Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam.” By depicting the hand of the Christian God, while featuring an accomplishment from ancient Egypt, I expand the scope of the piece beyond any one religion or time period. The piece speaks to the role of all “higher powers” throughout the entire span of humanity and their roles in motivating people to create wonderful feats of human accomplishment, such as the Sistine Chapel and the pyramids.
Curved Forest Coat
This coat explores the power of suggestion in lines and form. The coat is tailored with curved seams and that curvature is accentuated by the external bright white stitching. The exaggerated “V” shape formed by the lapels reflects a key characteristic of an idealized male body.
The forest imagery of the lapels and the coat’s unfinished edges extend the raw and natural elements of the coat. The conversation about how people interpret lines is a central theme in the aforementioned Ennui collection that is represented in the T-shirt worn under the coat. Using these ideas, I created the coat to explore the subconscious aspect of what people see in hopes of learning about human nature, what people find attractive, and how the brain works.
The flowers, made of trash bags, symbolize a future in which human and industrial garbage overwhelms and expels nature. I intentionally placed the smaller flower over reproductive organs to illustrate how killing plants (and thus the environment) will prevent the procreation of human life, jeopardizing the future of the human race.
The larger flower is attached to a garbage bag that is wrapped around the wearer’s neck to strangle them, just as air pollution reduces air quality and inhibits breathing. The dangers of pollution are ironically exemplified by the warning label that is visible on the white garbage bag that reads “WARNING, TO AVOID DANGER OF SUFFOCATION, KEEP THIS PLASTIC BAG AWAY FROM BABIES AND CHILDREN… THIS BAG IS NOT A TOY”.
Dead Flower Dress
Dead Flower Dress
Sculpted
Treads
The white strips of fabric on the black base of this coat are used to accentuate certain lines of the body. The exterior-most horizontal strip at chest height accentuates shoulder width and the exterior diagonal strips form a “V” shape that is frequently highlighted in idealized male figures. The large white collar serves as a pedestal to frame the head. Finally, the custom belt runs through a fabric sleeve and adds weight at the bottom of the jacket to help it lay flat. “Les Yeux,” is engraved on the buckle.
Although fashion is a progressive industry dedicated to new ideas and fresh interpretations, bridal wear is characterized by its attention to tradition, classic lines, and established conceptions of beauty. A wedding dress is viewed through a lens calibrated by expectation.
I designed this wedding dress to acknowledge some traditions and challenge others. The bodice of the dress has clean lines, a deep V neckline, and princess seams – all attributes of a traditional wedding gown. In contrast to the refined attributes of the bodice, the skirt’s rough-cut edges and loose drape create a raw and natural aesthetic. Additionally, accents of color in the skirt challenge one of the most fundamental western expectations of bridal wear: that a wedding dress must be white or off-white. By blending layers of warm grey/brown and light blue tulle to create a grey undertone with spurts of bright color, the dress becomes more expressive and responsive to movement and changes in lighting.
Short
Curve Coat
A preliminary variation of the "Sculpted Treads" coat shown above and the predecessor of the "Woods Coat", this piece is an exploration of using accent stitching and tailoring to emphasize figure. Through drawing the eyes to such clearly curved lines and tailoring the garment in a way that reflects these lines, we are able to trick the eye into associating the curvature of the figure with that of the stitching. Thus, the viewer's eyes are tricked into seeing a single curve, altering the viewer's perception of the figure.
BESPOKE
Custom Pieces
While every piece in our haute coutures collections is unique, bespoke garments offer the personal connection to a garment made specifically for you. Exclusively for those who value an experience creating a garment like no other, we work with a customer to design, draft, sew and tailor a garment that you will enjoy for years.
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The following is a sample of our bespoke products
to serve as examples and inspiration.
