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The inspiration for this look came mostly from my adventures in textile design. I'm not a huge fan of prints as I feel they often cheapen garments—I'd much prefer designs woven into the fabric or adoring it's surface by way of couture techniques—so I tried to create a textile print that would do the reverse and have a conversation with and elevate a garment with a simpler shape. Prints may not be my strong suit, but I think I was relatively successful in this endeavor.

I wanted the draped parts of this garment to flow as naturally as possible so I put my usual drafting techniques to the side and draped this pattern on a form. The fashion fabric is self-lined in the places that are highly visible due to the draping, but has a gray lining everywhere else.