A Surprise Sister

I was a surprise—a baby sister no one saw coming.I was unexpected, but apparently, I arrived with mystery. Phyllis liked to tell me I came crawling up the sidewalk, left behind by a caravan of gyps...

Can You Make a Gown Out of Candy Wrappers?

Can You Make a Gown Out of Candy Wrappers? More specifically: would I create a custom gown for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation fashion show—made entirely out of Think Products nutrition...

🪡 Why Sustainable Fashion Matters More Than Ever

We Wear our Values. In a world awash with fast fashion and feel-good greenwashing, truly ethical design still needs champions. Whether we realize it or not, the clothes we choose say something abou...

🌗 Equinox Musings: On Balance, Rhythms, and Animal Guardians

“Balance isn’t about perfect symmetry. It’s about awareness.” The Fall Equinox marks a moment of equilibrium—when daylight and darkness meet as equals. It’s the hinge of the year, inviting us to tu...

✧ The Must-Have Bucket Hat-Why bucket hats will always be in style

The bucket hat is a circle in motion—like time, always returning, always evolving.It holds memory in its shape. A soft geometry of style that shifts with you. You’ve seen them everywhere. On runway...

✿ The Bee Bonnet: Fashion, Pollination, and the Preservation of Artisans

A name that means bee. A bonnet that became a message. “I’d like a high-fashion bee bonnet costume to wear for an event to create awareness about the importance of bees.” That was the seed. A re...

Alchemy of Deadstock: Designing Land and Sea

Before a garment becomes form, it begins as texture, shape, history.In this piece, I explore how deadstock fabric—often overlooked or cast aside—becomes the source material for both capsule collect...

Beneath the Surface: The Death of the Florida Springs

  A surreal dive into Florida’s dying freshwater springs—through the lens of performance, costume, and collaboration. Art as ecological witness.

“What on Earth Will I Do with a Ton of Denim?”

“I have mixed-toned denim—but you have to buy the whole bale. A thousand pounds.” That was the unexpected reply from Tony, my raghouse supplier. Normally, he sourced soft castoffs—cashmere for my a...

🐚 The Shape of Water: Underwater Fashion, Collaboration, and the Butterfly Effect

One of Earth’s four sacred elements, water is so vital that without it, life would vanish. But water doesn’t just sustain life—it shapes it. As a girl from the land of 10,000 lakes, I fell in love ...