Senior Art Director. Artist and Designer
I make stories and objects. I believe in beautiful evolution.
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Feb 2022

Fights Reveal Futlities

A runway show examining the very American history of political violence

Story

Fights Reveal Futilities was a runway show, chronicling instances of American political violence, and the simultaneous development of Black liberation strategies globally. Aimed at revealing the ultimate futility of strategies based on dominance, the show saw models in proverbially "puffed" up looks, were subsumed in staged combat by their peers, making the

Goal

Object

16 Look Runway Presentation with original Score, Video, and Live Musical performance

Outcomes

The collection received significant earned media coverage, including in the online editions of Elle, Hypebeast, Essence, and WWD.

Disciplines

Primary Discipline

Apparel

Project Responsibilities

Apparel

Experiential

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Final Work

16 Look Runway show, with original performance

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The Collection

Final Work

16 Look Runway show, with original performance

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The Collection

The process for the show was 4 weeks, from confirmation of participation to showtime. I utilized unconventional objects, original hardware, and reclaimed textiles which I draped into dresses. Original illustrations were printed throughout the collection. Balloons were lashed into "Puffer Spike" garments that the models fought and destroyed live on the runway.

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Feb 2022

Fights Reveal Futlities

A runway show examining the very American history of political violence

Story

Fights Reveal Futilities was a runway show, chronicling instances of American political violence, and the simultaneous development of Black liberation strategies globally. Aimed at revealing the ultimate futility of strategies based on dominance, the show saw models in proverbially "puffed" up looks, were subsumed in staged combat by their peers, making the

Object

16 Look Runway Presentation with original Score, Video, and Live Musical performance

Goal

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Outcomes

The collection received significant earned media coverage, including in the online editions of Elle, Hypebeast, Essence, and WWD.

Process

The process for the show was 4 weeks, from confirmation of participation to showtime. I utilized unconventional objects, original hardware, and reclaimed textiles which I draped into dresses. Original illustrations were printed throughout the collection. Balloons were lashed into "Puffer Spike" garments that the models fought and destroyed live on the runway.

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Feb 2022

Fights Reveal Futlities

A runway show examining the very American history of political violence

Story

Fights Reveal Futilities was a runway show, chronicling instances of American political violence, and the simultaneous development of Black liberation strategies globally. Aimed at revealing the ultimate futility of strategies based on dominance, the show saw models in proverbially "puffed" up looks, were subsumed in staged combat by their peers, making the

Goal

Object

16 Look Runway Presentation with original Score, Video, and Live Musical performance

Outcomes

The collection received significant earned media coverage, including in the online editions of Elle, Hypebeast, Essence, and WWD.

Outcomes

Feb 2022

Fights Reveal Futlities

A runway show examining the very American history of political violence

Story

Fights Reveal Futilities was a runway show, chronicling instances of American political violence, and the simultaneous development of Black liberation strategies globally. Aimed at revealing the ultimate futility of strategies based on dominance, the show saw models in proverbially "puffed" up looks, were subsumed in staged combat by their peers, making the

Goal

Object

16 Look Runway Presentation with original Score, Video, and Live Musical performance

Outcomes

The collection received significant earned media coverage, including in the online editions of Elle, Hypebeast, Essence, and WWD.

Credits + Collaborators

All
Talon Coalition Earrings with Crystal Pavé
KHIRY x J.Crew — Jewelry Design
KHIRY x J.Crew — Jewelry Design

Jewelry

KHIRY for Off White
KHIRY for Off White

Jewelry

KHIRY Collection 001 + 002
KHIRY Collection 001 + 002

Jewelry

DNA

KHIRY FIne Season 2: Fight or Flight
KHIRY FIne Season 2: Fight or Flight

Jewelry

Moving Together
Moving Together

Graphics

Photo

Apparel

Top 20 Dress
Top 20 Dress

Apparel

Tiny Heirlooms
Tiny Heirlooms

Jewelry

Tiny Heirlooms
Tiny Heirlooms

Photo

KHIRY - Mother's Day
KHIRY - Mother's Day

Animation

Graphics

De Beers - Black is Brilliant
De Beers - Black is Brilliant

Jewelry

KHIRY - Product Photography
KHIRY - Product Photography

Photo

Vogue Beauty - Texture Diaries
Vogue Beauty - Texture Diaries

Photography

15 Percent Pledge - All Together Now
15 Percent Pledge - All Together Now

Objects

Sculpture

KHIRY - Brand DNA
KHIRY - Brand DNA

Graphics

Typography

DNA

Tommy Hilfiger - New Legacy Challenge
Tommy Hilfiger - New Legacy Challenge

Apparel

Fights Reveal Futlities
Fights Reveal Futlities

Apparel

Experiential

Dancing Lotus with Kate Mcleod
Dancing Lotus with Kate Mcleod

Photography

Jewelry

Graphics

Fight for Love
Fight for Love

Photo

A Reminder
A Reminder

Video

Photo

Web Design

Music

Juneteenth 2 Infinity with John Hardy
Juneteenth 2 Infinity with John Hardy

Graphics

Photo

Apparel

Experiential

Visions of an Afrofuture
Visions of an Afrofuture

Photo

Campaign

St. Germain Fleuriste
St. Germain Fleuriste

Experiential

Graphics

Objects

KHIRY Fine Season 1 - Emerald CIty
KHIRY Fine Season 1 - Emerald CIty

Jewelry