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Origins of practice

The Language of Design

The Inscribed Surface

Black and white image of a model wearing a long leather coat with beading at the top on a white background

Black and white portrait of a model wearing a sleeveless leather quilted and embroidered sheath dress.

Black and white portrait of a person with a textured leather trapunto garment

The Inscribed Surface
is our design language.

Inspired by scarification,
the ancient art of body modification through incision, marking, and raised patterning,
our work explores the surface of textiles as a site of inscription, memory, and form.

Woman wearing an rust wool gabardine dress with intricate quilted details with a black collar against a gray background

Woman wearing a pink quilted leather dress with a curved pattern against a gray background

A model wears a short leather double breasted quilted mini dress with multiple lines in several directions on a neutral background

The Ritual Surface

Woman with braided hair wearing a beaded top with pearls against a gray background

Woman wearing a red and black fringed cape and mini skirt against a gray background

Model wearing a black fringe crop cape top and ostrich feather skirt against a gray background

The Ritual Surface
reflects the ceremonial and material world that informs our practice.

Inspired by African masquerade traditions,
beading, embroidery, and fringe, give garments presence, movement, and meaning.

Surface becomes a place of transformation.

Woman wearing a long, fringed beige evening gown against a gray background

Woman wearing a red evening gown with a matching beaded and embroidered cape against a gray background

A blonde model wearing a red, beaded fringe oversize coat with braided hair against a gray background

The Adorned Surface

Model wearing a colorful hand painted suede jacket with a neutral background

Model wearing a colorful, hand cut leather layered sheath dress with dark scarf against a gray background

Model wearing a colorful handpainted dress with geometric patterns on a plain background

The Adorned Surface explores self-expression through craft and the layering of diverse, found materials.

Surface becomes a place where individuality takes form through color, mark, texture, and composition.

Upcycling and sustainable methods bring together materials with different histories and meanings, shaping a visual language rooted in expression, transformation, and freedom.

Model wearing a colorful beaded dress against a plain background

Model wearing a colorful outfit with a bright orange collar and pink sleeves with beaded crop top and skirt with jute and metal beads holding a coral leather skate deck on a gray background

Model wearing a black and green couture hand painted ruffle gown on a gray background