AAU
Role: Designer
Concept: A collaborative collection with a print artist, transforming my original concepts into otherworldly textiles that blurred the line between fashion, art, and imagination
Contribution: Concept development, patternmaking, garment construction
Outcome: Presented during AAU graduate Fashion show in SF
Yosemitycycle — NYFW 2015
Role: Designer, Textile Designer, Creative Director and Stylist
Concept: A collection built from Nicole’s original photography, transformed into prints across silk, organza and neoprene
Contribution: Concept development, textile design, patternmaking, garment construction, styling and show presentation
Outcome: Presented during New York Fashion Week and expanded Nicole’s practice at the intersection of fashion and photography
Editorial Collection
Role: Fashion Designer, Textile & Print Designer, Creative Director and Stylist
Concept: An editorial collection built around my original custom marble-inspired prints, exploring the balance between sculptural silhouettes, fluid movement, and surreal, architectural forms.
Contribution: Concept development, fashion design, original textile and print design, patternmaking, garment construction, creative direction, styling, and overseeing the visual direction of the editorial shoot in collaboration with a photographer and makeup artist.
Outcome: Debuted in an independent fashion magazine
New York Fashion Week Collection
Role: Fashion Designer, Textile Designer, Creative Director and Stylist
Concept: Inspired by my travels through Japan, this collection captures the country's striking balance of tradition and modernity. Through original textiles, expressive color, and architectural silhouettes, it reflects the beauty, craftsmanship, and quiet elegance that left a lasting impression on me
Contribution: designed, patternmade, constructed, styled, and creative directed the entire collection, overseeing every stage of development from initial concept through runway presentation
Outcome: Presented during a fashion show affiliated with New York Fashion Week
Western Editorial
Role: Fashion Designer
Concept: A contemporary interpretation of Western fashion, balancing romantic femininity with rugged Americana through custom-designed garments
Contribution: Designed and hand-sewed each garment, which was later selected by a Texas-based creative team for an editorial fashion shoot
Outcome: Published in an independent fashion magazine, expanding the collection's reach through editorial storytelling
