Beige bodice, cream linen dress with bamboo-cage leather belt. Lace draped minidress.
Beige bodice over cream linen dress with hand-woven bamboo cages on leather belt.
Close up of Look 1, highlighting details of fabric, trims, and weaving on bamboo panniers
White minidress with draped repurposed lace headers and asymmetrical leather straps.
Close-up of Look 2, highlighting paneling of underdress and movement of lace.
This collection channels the feelings of the matriarchal presence that accompanies creation. The skills that have followed these women from generation to generation, even while living in conditions that forced them to be self-sustaining. The importance of learning a craft and passing it down was something instilled in me from a young age. In an ode to the women who came before me, I thank them for making me who I am through the conceptual interpretation of what it means to work with your hands.
Photographer: Darya Golubina
Model: Christine Webster, Josie Nolan
Old Bridge, New Jersey
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