Jade

Meet Jade. She is who I refer to as my alter ego. She's real and unapologetically herself. She lets her natural laugh ring as loud as it can. She doesn't let her anger steep but releases it like the high note of a boiling, singing kettle. She lets her creativity wander so far outside the lines, she thinks she might be losing her mind. I wanted this piece to be a reflection of my current inner-self, which I used to find scary but now I find invigorating and freeing. Jade is natural and fluid and organic and raw and rough around the edges, but that's what gives her character.
The dress withholds its structure with a corset composed of 100% duck canvas and fully lined with 100% green polyester satin. The fashion fabric is composed of three layers of 100% green silk. Besides the corset and hemming, the dress was completely hand-sewn to maintain the organic look I wanted to express. The dress's closure is an invisible zipper on the side-seam.

Design Process

100% Polyester Satin
Awarded "Best Use of Patternmaking & Draping" at The Fashion Event 2024
100% Silk