WARDROBE IN PROGRESS

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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?

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.

GABBY UY / GABBY.UY@YALE.EDU

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