IN THE SUMMER OF 2019, I TOOK A FASHION Design INTENSIVE AT PARSONS IN NYC. IN MY YEARS AS A BRANDING SPECIALIST AND CONTENT WRITER, MY INTEREST IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY AND DESIGN SPACE HAS GROWN. I WANTED TO STUDY PATTERN-MAKING, DESIGN THEORY, AND SEWING SO THAT I COULD ONE DAY CREATE MY OWN LINE OF SUSTAINABLE AND ETHICAL CLOTHING.

OVER THE THREE-WEEK COURSE, I CREATED A LINE OF PIECES BASED ON A $1 BOOK FROM THE STRAND BOOKSTORE CALLED The Besieged Desert by Mitch Reardon. It captures the magical and desolate scenery of the Namib Desert, and I used the textures, muted desert colors, and draped clothing as inspiration for my work. i have included photographs of my pieces, shot by Amy anstatt in a natural light studio in manhattan.