DISCO DAMAGE is a story of rebirth. After a devastating wild fire destroyed my studio, this was the first collection I was able to create. It is a homage to moving on and leaving bad habits behind. It evaluates problems in the queer community and I was proud to debut this collection at What the FILF’s second annual music/fashion sold out extravaganza. What the FILF is a community driven event celebrating Bay Area artists and the queer community.

liveButoh was an immersive performance group under the direction of Sandy Sy Lee. As it’s visual director, I created costumes and props for this exciting experience. We performed in unusual places (including a live show on top of a moving boat), typically only having a day or two to create lavish sets and interiors.

Inspired by performance art and the club kids of London, this collection explores living fabulously and the dark side of such indulgences. Also, the collection explores the parallels of performance and fashion. In terms of fabrication, it is a celebration of unusual techniques and materials.

A street style capsule-collection focused on showcasing leather designs and reworking vintage materials.

A white collection focused on shape, movement and conceptual pattern making.

A piece focused on experimental draping inspired by the textures and forms of spray painted graffiti art. 

Knits and Leather looks developed during my time at Asher Levine’s studio in New York for the Goldsmiths Chelsea Man Collection show.

Inspired by artists such as Dan Flavin and Olafur Eliasson, this series of light experiments explores  the nature of light as a subject, with a fashion outcome considered. The skirt does not have to be defined by the physical material, but can also be the reflections of light and color surrounding it. Even the pattern pieces are derived from the shapes found in captured kaleidoscope images and all material development was done on a light box. 

A “hand” hand crochet piece, constructed of upholstery piping and weighing over 75 lbs.

A collection of some “odds-and-ends” style experiments. My unconventional approach to headpiece construction allows for unique and extravagant designs that are as fun to make as they are to wear.