Living in a culture where fast-fashion is rapidly growing, clothing has become dispensable and lost it’s meaning to the wearer. Buying, wearing and disposing has become the common life-cycle of clothing. Inspired to create the opposite, this collection is composed of pieces that are one-of-a-kind, explore handmade textile techniques and have an emphasis on the history and process of those techniques. In doing so, the collection proves the value of the handmade.
French Embroidery
Inspired by Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, Embroiderer to the King Louis the XV in the 1700s, and his books: Art of the Embroiderer, and The Book of Caricatures, Both Good and Bad
Garment design (including pattern-making and construction)
Hand painting, hand embroidery and beading on dyed cotton chambray
“To embroider is the art adding representation of such motifs as one chooses- flat or in relief, in gold silver or color- to the surface of a finished piece of cloth.”
Coordinating Wall Hanging
Screen printing, Hand Painting and Beading on Muslin
