To me, fashion is a language that communicates what it means to be human. It extends far beyond the superficial and even the functional — it is a responsive art form that reflects and drives social reform. It is an economic force that connects peoples and cultures all over the globe. It is a pioneer of technological innovations in the digital age. It is the most powerful form of self-expression, both a form of armor and non-verbal communicator of identity.
2020.
From the Streets to the Runway: How Hip-Hop Refashioned Pop Culture, Cliché Magazine
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Near the end of my call with Lady Gaga, she turned the interview on me, asking about my own health in my current stage of life.
Our interview about the origins and influences behind her seventh studio album Mayhem, which was released on March 7th, had evolved into a two-way conversation about our personal mayhem informing our relationship with the subject matter. Though her subversive devotion to self-expression (manifested in a catalog of social and political statements throughout her career) and representation of the misunderstood misfits of the world have shaped my coming-of-age, it was always this quieter — albeit equally powerful — force beneath Lady Gaga’s shapeshifting spectacle that had spoken to me most deeply over the years.
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2020
"Social Distance"
Digital
2025
"Disease"
Watercolor & marker
2019
"f-a-c-u- 1 t-i-e-s"
2019 Kuhlman Fiber Arts & Wearable Arts Scholarship