Portfolio
Each piece in this body of work showcases my ability to merge creativity with technical precision, showcasing my capacity to transform raw materials into finished garments and accessories while curating and presenting them in a fashionable vision. Through this portfolio, I aim to illustrate not only my skills of the craft but also my passion for pushing boundaries in design, production, and presentation. In this portfolio, you will find pieces that were all handcrafted in studio by me, showcasing the following skills:
Menswear pattern drafting (upper and lower garments)
Advanced garment construction (fabric cutting, sewing, and embroidery)
Garment styling/presentation
Screenprinting/embroidery
Leathercrafting/leatherworked pieces
Jewelry making (chain and beaded) accessories
"Vellum City" Jacket
From the pattern to the cut & sewn construction and unique handmade bondage jewelry chains, this jacket was a very time-consuming and meticulous project. Fabricated using a genuine lamb skin exterior and an interior lining using charmouse silk and spiderwebbed lace. The cut/shape of the jacket is asymetrical, and the hems were left unhemmed (raw edges), allowing the jacket to have an edgy appearance and a sharp/sleek fit on the body. The hardware also features 3 RiRi silver zippers, steel buttons, steel rivets, steel piercings all throughout, and custom handwoven tags. Overall, this jacket is one of my favourite pieces because of its modularity and unique features from the accesorization, tailoring and finishings all thoughout
"Reapers Mass" Moto pants
This specific piece is a testimony to my leather craftsmanship, highlighting technical and tedious sewing skills. Featuring a total of 19 different pieces of genuine animal skin, from cowhide to snakeskins, meticulously patchworked and sewn together. This versatile pair of pants has a straight leg cut but can be transformed into flares through the hidden inseam zipper flare beneath the 30" RiRi silver zippers. Along with the inseam zippers, these pants also feature sharp back pockets with logo embroidery and steel rivets and screenprinted graphic on the right-front panel.
" Reassurance" Patchwork Shirt
Showcasing my innovation through sustainable practices, this overshirt is constructed using applique with 25+ vintage shirt scraps that were recovered from unsellable garments. Each scrap was cut out, patchworked, boro stitched horizontally, then vertically, and then hand sashiko stitched over an upcycled bedsheet cotton/linen blend base fabric. This piece also features sleeve cuff embroidery on both sleeves and handdrawn barbwire details on the collar.
"30 hours of indression" denim jeans
Showcasing my technical stitching skills of darning, razor stitching, and artistic stitchwork. This wide-leg pair of pants presents a chatoic fusion of denim and various other cotton fabrics mended into the denim. Using 10 oz American bull denim as the base and black lace, bandana-printed cottons, and various thrifted scarves meticulously sewn and distressed multiple times over and over to give the illusion of mending.
Handmade Jewelry Adorments
A showcase of some of my jewelry designs; each of the following was designed and manufactured meticulously by hand.
"Nailosary" layered chain:
Using a total of 11 strands with various chainlink methods, the "Nailosary" chain was constructed using over 300 jump rings in 8 different sizes and chainlink patterns. The chain also presents a pendant made out of scrap goatskin leather, scrap acrylic finger nails, and piercings. Along with that pendant, the chai also features a carved sea shell that was painted and polished post-production.
"Venadicctive" lighter holder chain
"Death by Dishonor" Chain
A necklace piece constructed using multiple-sized Marzoni glass beads, silver eye-pieye-ead-pins, various vintage pendanpendants,obster claw clasps.
"Divest" pierced wallet
A bifold-style wallet using genuine crocidile leather as the exterior and throughout the interior, as well as genuine snakeskin, calfskin, aligator skin, and horsehide. Also featuring piercings on the bottom hem with a handmade wallet chain.
"Clawmark" leather skinny jeans
Showcasing a minimalist, detail-focused pair of pants, the clawmark pants present a pair of skinny jeans with sharp tailoring using genuine lamb skin. Featuring patchwork leather throughout and using its natural raw edges as the main design detail throughout. Also highlighting the sharp back pockets with patwork and logo embroidery, watch pocket with distorted logo, steel rivets and steel button.
Penn State Cobain Sweater
Showcasing sustainable innovation, this vintage sweater was originally in an unwearable state and then brought back to life. The sweater was first fully repaired, altered, screenprinted, handpainted, and stomped on with painted boots. The piece features a Kurt Cobain-inspired graphic illustrated by me and then printed on over the pocket.
"Twisted Fate" Flared jeans
A pair of flared pants featuring a heavy 12oz American Bull denim base with patchworked lambskin throughout each panel and back pocket
Scarred Leather Jacket
Leather patchworked japanese trucker style jacket featuring 9 different genuine animal hides, vintage buttons, spider-webbed lace lining, welted chest pocket and distression throughout.
7 seas of denim
A reconstructed pair of heavily defected Levis denim repaired with other patches of salvaged denim scraps using mending techniques, embroidery, patchwork, flare alterations, and heavy distression throughout.
Distorted tattoo layed longsleeve
This abstract piece features a double-layered shirt using a light cotton/linen blend fabric and heavy distressing throughout. It also features chain graphics throughout that were spray painted and a screenprinted graphic of my logo on the back
