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Design Portfolio
Please click each entry to see more photos and descriptions of my work.
Children's CADs
A selection of CADs I created with Adobe Illustrator while working in children's clothing design.
Graduate Work
This is a selection of projects I've completed while pursuing my masters in textiles at NCSU.
Print Design
Various print design projects completed while in grad school, using a range of tools from Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop and Kaledo Print/Weave.
Masters Capstone
My last project I completed for my Masters of Textiles, which was a collaboration with my friend and artist Abby Hermes (@jiiriart on Instagram) and was inspired by Tamora Pierce's seminal Song of the Lioness series, which is about a girl who trains to become a Lady Knight. This was also inspired by real life armor pieces on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC and the idea was to create laser etched denim pieces inspired by armor and historical fashion. Other inspirations for this project include designers Vivienne Westwood and Lorica Clothing.
One of my goals for this project was to format art for different types of physical textile products, which I believe I did successfully. This required me to be able to direct my collaborating artist to use the correct techniques to enable this, and then I had to be able to simplify and reformat the art as needed for knitwear and laser application.
Please click on each image for more information about the different stages of this project.
One of my goals for this project was to format art for different types of physical textile products, which I believe I did successfully. This required me to be able to direct my collaborating artist to use the correct techniques to enable this, and then I had to be able to simplify and reformat the art as needed for knitwear and laser application.
Please click on each image for more information about the different stages of this project.
Kontoor Brands Internship
I completed an internship in denim aesthetic development with Kontoor Brands (Lee Jeans and Wrangler) during the summer of 2023. During this internship I learned how to use a variety of technologies, ranging from Jeanologia lasers to Tajima embroidery machines, as well as about chemical laundry processes to create different types of denim aesthetics. I'm currently in the process of completing proper photography for all of my projects for this internship, but here is a peek into what I created using what I learned.
Beverly Hillbilly
I was a student in the Honors College at UNCG and I completed a senior project to earn the Disciplinary Honors distinction on my diploma and transcript. For my project I created a size-inclusive westernwear collection inspired by 1970s country-western glamour combined with the Elle Woods "pink power" aesthetic that I really enioy working within. Almost all of the fabric used in this collection is denim I hand dyed myself, and most of these looks are adjustable in size through smartly utilized elastic. This was my first time drafting woven pants and a fully tailored suit from scratch, using the techniques I learned at my 2021 internship with Manuel Cuevas in Nashville.
This project took first place in the Visual Arts category of UNCG's annual Undergraduate Student Research and Creativity Expo, making me the first person from the Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies department to take first place in any category of the competition.
This project took first place in the Visual Arts category of UNCG's annual Undergraduate Student Research and Creativity Expo, making me the first person from the Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies department to take first place in any category of the competition.
Practical Magic
Three Region Photography hosted a Practical Magic themed photoshoot (inspired by the 1998 film), and I created a new dress for the event.
Nashville Internship
For my internship required for graduating UNCG, I worked at Manuel American Designs under living legend Manuel Cuevas. Having worked as the head tailor of Nudie Cohn during the 1950s through the 1970s before striking out to create his own brand based in Nashville, Manuel was a formative voice in the creation of what we think of as "westernwear". He's the one who made Johnny Cash "the Man in Black", made the iconic Gram Parsons suit, and has dressed everyone from Elvis Presley to Lady Gaga. I truly believe that Manuel is one of the greatest American designers living today and it was an honor to learn traditional tailoring from him.
Work I completed under Manuel was worn on stage for performances at the historic Ryman Auditorium and Grand Ole Opry.
Work I completed under Manuel was worn on stage for performances at the historic Ryman Auditorium and Grand Ole Opry.
Pretty Deadly
I completed this project for an advanced CAD for fashion course during my masters studies at NCSU. This project took first place in the AATCC's Concept 2 Consumer student design completion for 2023 and features a print I designed myself, as well as 3D renders using programs CLO3D and Optitex.
CLO3D
Here is some of the work I completed using CLO3D as part of my masters graduate studies in textiles in NCSU.
Custom Half Scale Dress Form
I created this half scale dress form using an object file from a bodyscan I participated in last year. The scan was cleaned up in AutoCAD Fusion 360 and sliced into layer templates that I used to cut out layers of half inch high density upholstery foam using a laser cutter. The layers were then stacked together with dowel rods and glue and and finished off with a felt collar to even out the shoulders and covered with cotton knit fabric.
Something I appreciate about this form compared to conventional dress forms is that the foam body allows it to move and "squish" more like an actual human body, which can be a crucial characteristic when designing for plus size bodies and/or creating negative ease garments.
Something I appreciate about this form compared to conventional dress forms is that the foam body allows it to move and "squish" more like an actual human body, which can be a crucial characteristic when designing for plus size bodies and/or creating negative ease garments.
Undergraduate Work
This is a selection of some of my projects completed during my undergraduate studies at UNCG.
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