For my senior collection, I was inspired by the juxtaposition of the life cycles of the environment and artificial goods. Things like urban decay, crumbling buildings, rotting plants, and the deterioration of both nature and architecture inspired textures, colors, and fabric manipulation.

This collection is 100% sustainable, made completely from fabric remnants, thrifted goods, and small fabric scraps (the sweater itself is made out of seven cut up sweaters - I call it my Frankensweater!) In this collection, I explored rustic hand weaving and exposed seams, in order to emulate the rough textures I saw throughout my research.

2 pieces of this collection were accepted to show at the annual Thomas Jefferson University fashion show in April 2020. Below are professional photographs of my collection that were to be used for the fashion show program.