costume design
Clothes are the first thing to notice about someone; they form the outer shell of the projected identity. I use my clothes to signal my commitment to the past. I also use them to study the past. By using everyday historical fashion in my wardrobe, I am physically able to walk in the shoes of historical subjects, gleaning many insights into daily living in the past.
My clothes are also a response to modern fast fashion. The phenomenon of clothes waste is a recent one, produced by a culture that makes clothes to only last a season. Throughout history, cloth was a valuable commodity and clothes were meant to last through generations; I seek to bring this mindset back into the present by making durable clothes that resist waste. Production takes much time and effort, but I feel that slow fashion is necessary when clothes made with artificial fibers and shoddy construction are thrown away to contribute to the suffocation of our planet with plastic.
My clothes are also a response to modern fast fashion. The phenomenon of clothes waste is a recent one, produced by a culture that makes clothes to only last a season. Throughout history, cloth was a valuable commodity and clothes were meant to last through generations; I seek to bring this mindset back into the present by making durable clothes that resist waste. Production takes much time and effort, but I feel that slow fashion is necessary when clothes made with artificial fibers and shoddy construction are thrown away to contribute to the suffocation of our planet with plastic.