WARDROBE IN PROGRESS

ONGOING

Ready-made pieces that I’ve reworked to be infinitely added to, mended and worn over and over and over again. What does it mean to create a garment that grows with the wearer and accumulates as opposed to loses significance over time? How might we reimagine a fashion system that honors memory, the hyper-personal and the ephemeral?

YALE SWEATSHIRT - FABRIC MARKER ON AN OLD SWEATSHIRT CUSTOMIZED WITH ALL MY FAVORITE YALE MEMORIES, INCLUDING THE SUITES I'VE INHABITED, TRADITIONS WITH FRIENDS AND OBJECTS FROM MY ROOM. WORK IN PROGRESS.

TYLER IS THE WINNER — A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION PRESENT FOR MY LITTLE BROTHER TYLER, INSPIRED BY A PHRASE HE USED TO SAY A LOT. FEATURES HIS FENCING MEDALS, HIS FAVORITE GAMES, HIS BEST FRIENDS, HIS FAVORITE FOODS AND OTHER MEMORIES FROM HIS CHILDHOOD.

MERDE BAG - A DANCE BAG FOR MY FRIEND ISABELLA BOYLSTON, DESIGNED TO BRING HER MERDE (GOOD LUCK) ON TOUR AS A PROFESSIONAL BALLERINA. FEATURES ORIGINAL PAINTED AND EMBROIDERED ILLUSTRATIONS INSPIRED BY HER FAVORITE ROLES, HER FAVORITE TOUR MEMORIES AND HER LOVED ONES. 52 X 17 X 35 CM.

FORGET ME NOT – AN OLD T SHIRT FEATURING A CYANOTYPE PRINT OF MY YALE KEY AND EMBROIDERY CORRESPONDING TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES I'VE ACCIDENTALLY LOCKED MYSELF OUT OF MY ROOM.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO LOVE YOU - AN OLD MILITARY JACKET COVERED IN EVERYTHING THAT REMINDS ME OF HOME. INCLUDES SCHOOL PRIZES, POINTE SHOE RIBBON, FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS, HAND-PAINTED AND EMBROIDERED PATCHES AND A WORKING TAMAGOTCHI. WORK IN PROGRESS.

GABBY UY / GABBY.UY@YALE.EDU

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