Oversized pleated denim coat with pintucked gathered sleeves and handmade macrame belt
Back view of pleated denim coat
Apron-style top and pleated trousers with top-stitched soutache embroidery detail on hem
Button-up blouse with embroidered shoulder caps and denim pleated maxi skirt with side ties and belt
Side view of button-up blouse, pleated maxi skirt, and handmade denim belt
Like many others, my parents are first generation immigrants who left everything behind in pursuit of the American dream. As children of immigrants, we readily acknowledge the sacrifices our parents made yet often fail to recognize our own. This project is a tribute to those sacrifices: the childhoods exchanged for responsibility and the unspoken burdens carried. Its serves to recognize the children of immigrants who, like me, have given up pieces of their youth for their families.
Photographer: Alyssa Trac
Model: Hannah Gao
United States
Sportswear
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