These are the photos of my first collection since college. The project was conceived and produced entirely in the back of a circus semi truck where I was managing the wardrobe department.
The collection is called "KI", which is a combination of "kawaii" the Japanese word for "cute". The spelling reminded me of Hawaii and I wanted to collection to have an American feel, from there KI was born. I was inspired by Japanese street fashion and Lolita culture, artist/illustrator called Aya Takano, fashion photographer Haruki Horikawa, and a few images from this and that and other blogs which I will post eventually.
My favorite piece is the third one down, which has glow in the dark beads and thread forming the Pegasus and Andromeda constellation. Pretty fun at a summer garden party to step outside and glow like the night sky :D
Would love to hear your thoughts, feelings, and comments on this project!! I'm trying to decide if I want to start an Etsy shop ;)
Jxxx
