Syracuse University. Bachelor of Fine Art in Fashion Design & Fashion and Beauty Communications Milestone.
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts. Spring 2023.
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts. Spring 2023.
Ciao Bella
Design. Flat Making. Pattern Making. Sewing.
Your clothing isn’t what defines you, it mirrors the life you’ve lived.
For this collection I envisioned adaptable pieces that satisfies both the elegant and everyday while embodying capsules of their eras.
“Ciao Bella”—a collection I designed aimed to redefine elegance through simplicity, inspired by the consumer who seeks understated perpetuity. The six piece collection allows the wearer’s unique style to shine, through minimalism, tailoring, and silhouettes that speak volumes without saying a word.
Each look comes together in a capsule collection celebrating life’s diverse moments: sleep, lounge, work, cocktail, evening, and bridal.
Photos by Mia Ignazio
Dark Horse
Sketching. Design. Flat Making. Pattern Making. Sewing.
‘Bury Me Dead’ designed for Love Shack Fancy
Sketching. Pattern Making. Design. Sewing.
Fraying Collection
The concept of this piece started with the history of fraying, which was popularized when designers ultimately found beauty in relaxation and the unfinished. Not hemming the fabric and letting it raw and loose. I found a peaceful and zen vibe to this research and saw designers take this object of fraying to the next level which became the inspiration to this collection.
From my history "Vogue Arabia describes this characteristic of fraying in Dries Van Noten’s collection as “a woman who had left her world of privilege for a woodland utopia”. Vogue punctuated the inspiration behind designers using fraying perfectly, actively choosing the option of not being societally perfect, of choosing to leave it raw." However, during the process of creating this piece I let myself interpret my creation while going, finally changing the garment to what has become its final form. Not frayed at all.
In The Hills
I was listening to ‘Lucy!’ by Jaden Smith when I felt this sense of elevation within my gut. Hearing about this ominous attractive figure named Lucy I began to imagine what they looked like.
"Took my heart, hid it in the hills Lucy from Hidden Hills"
This bag was found in the hills in my mind. I found Lucy lavished in fur and diamond and her words to me were bring me to my love.
Sunday Love Collection
I designed the Sunday love collection for this affinity I have for Sundays, particularly in the spring.
A fresh shower, good food, the warm air and heat of the sun on your skin, surrounding yourself with the people you love to recharge your aura.
I wanted to encapsulate this feeling in clothing, in what I imagine such feelings to be felt in, to be lived and loved in.
To maybe even share this appreciation with others.
silk, creme, pink, pearls, frill <3
‘Upstate New York’
Nov 2020
Design/constructed the clothing photographed in the feature. Styling. ‘How Are We, Really?’
Dec 2020
Design/constructed a look photographed in the feature. Styling.