the dressmaker
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| Introduction | Miami, Florida, surrounded by sun, palms, hibiscus, jasmine flowers, ferns, lizards, squirrels, and summer afternoon thunder showers. |
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| Interests | This blog was inspired by the Japanese legend of 1000 cranes. Japanese legend says that anyone who folds one thousand paper cranes will have their heart's desire come true. I want to make 1000 dresses, a wish for the survival of nature. Leaves and flowers make historical artifacts in each dress, leaf print by leaf print, bit by bit, like a mosaic, until the whole comes together. Inspirations: French couture (Marie Antoinette and 18th century), Art Nouveau patterns, African fabric prints, Emilio Pucci, Alexander McQueen. I grew up in Miami, Florida, surrounded by palms, mango trees, ferns, lizards, toads, turtles, possums, squirrels, and summer afternoon thunder showers. After college, I studied art and design in Rome, Italy. Italian design-philosophy: form and function always collide and collaborate; the spirit of an object with its purpose in the world. Back in Miami, the tropics and its plants inspire me to create these dresses. I invite new project ideas--just email. I hope to inspire everyone to see the beauty of fashion and the biodiversity of nature, as I support nature's right to survival. |