✿ 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 ...

Slip into This: "A sustainable love affair with fashion’s most effortless silhouette."

“Let me slip into something more comfortable” The flirtatious, perhaps seductive quote may be first attributed to the sultry actress Mae West slipping into a lingerie-version slipdress in the 30’s ...

Built to Embrace: The Art of the Bustier

Bustiers are unapologetically feminine. They shape the body—nipping the waist, lifting the bust, inviting upright posture. It’s nearly impossible to slouch in a bustier. And that’s part of the poin...

Free Fall — The Parachute Collection

Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane?   “It’s not about how well you fall, but how well you land.” That’s what paratroopers say. The act of free-falling becomes a symbol—for risk, resilience, ...

The Jungle

Beware of the "Bearded Snake" “It will chase you, bite you, and you will die.” That was the warning I heard in a dimly lit room in Manhattan, sitting across from Jesse and Leonardo—the two men who ...

Designing a Life, Stitch by Stitch

How a Spool of Wire Mesh Sparked a Forty-Year Design Journey Before there were runway finales, embroidered bustiers, or eco gowns crafted from vintage silks—There was a single belt.And a girl who s...