The Collective - Capstone (2016)
As part of my senior capstone, I co-directed The Collective, a magazine-style lookbook showcasing curated fashion editorials. In my role as Editor-in-Chief and Stylist, I guided the creative direction, styling, and production process, collaborating with designers, writers, and photographers to bring the concept to life. The project combined trend storytelling with editorial design, highlighting my ability to merge fashion styling with cross-functional teamwork and creative leadership.
On-Figure Styling (2016)
For this series, I drew on Lululemon Lab’s bold design innovation and street-style attitude to shape the story. By integrating Lab pieces with curated finds from other labels, I created on-figure looks that balance utility, modern silhouette, and expressive detail — visuals that echo Lab’s focus on design experimentation.
Models: Eddie Crochet & Connor Ryan *In order as they appear.
Photography: Bailey Phillips
Hair: Tanner Novaez
Styling: Josavad Jacob Villarreal
Location: Austin, TX
The Devil Wears Denim: Deconstructing Fashion's Water Crisis
Project Type: Large-Scale Environmental Installation | Materials: 200+ Donated Jeans, Educational Displays
This bold installation transformed everyday denim into a powerful statement about fashion's environmental footprint. Using 200+ pairs of donated jeans, I directed a visual representation of the staggering resources consumed by one of fashion's most ubiquitous items.
The Message: Each pair of jeans tells a story of excessive water consumption, pesticide contamination, and chemical pollution. Interactive educational components guided visitors through denim's complete lifecycle—from cotton fields to factory floors—revealing the true cost of this wardrobe staple.
Community Engagement: Beyond raising awareness, this project fostered direct on-campus participation through denim donation drives and sparked meaningful dialogue about sustainable alternatives. The installation successfully bridged the gap between environmental advocacy and accessible fashion consciousness, encouraging viewers to reconsider their consumption habits.
Project Outcomes: Generated campus-wide discussions on sustainable fashion, established partnerships with local thrift organizations, and demonstrated how art can make complex environmental issues personally relevant.
The Handbag Boscage:
Unveiling Luxury's Environmental Shadow
Project Type: Environmental Art Installation | Medium: Paper, Repurposed Materials, Mixed Media
In this immersive sustainability installation, I created a haunting juxtaposition between natural beauty and environmental destruction. The Handbag Boscage transforms viewers into witnesses of the exotic leather industry's hidden costs through an ethereal paper forest that contrasts sharply with the reality of ecosystem devastation.
The Experience: Campus visitors are previewed to a delicate, dreamlike woodland crafted entirely from sustainable materials, where a single red handbag hangs suspended at the center. A powerful symbol of luxury's allure and its environmental price. The installation challenges viewers to confront the uncomfortable truth behind deforestation, water pollution, and resource depletion caused by exotic leather production.
Impact & Purpose: This project sparked campus-wide conversations about mindful consumption and positioned sustainable fashion as both an artistic and moral imperative. Through visual storytelling, I aimed to make the abstract concept of environmental impact tangible and emotionally resonant.
