Till Death Do Us Part

For many women the happiest day of their lives is when they get married to their soul mate. The worst day of their life is when they lose their soulmate and loved one they spent their whole life with. The tension between the happiest day and the worst day of their life inspired this design.

It’s a wedding dress that’s also meant to be worn on the day your soul mate passes away. The wear and tear in the fabric symbolizes a full life lived together. Most women keep their wedding dress their whole lives and never wear it again. This wedding dress, that I designed, can be worn to celebrate the life you had together. From a beautiful beginning to a beautiful end. Till death do us part,…

Culture knotted together

Being born and raised in a culturally diverse country contributes to my growing curiosity in cultural expression. The many different ethnic types of attire express a lot of heritage and cultural references to their place of origin. The Sari’s (Indian), Pangi’s(African), Chi Pao’s (Chinese) and Sarongs (Indonesian) are worn on different festive occasions in Suriname.

While working on a fashion project I tried to incorporate many elements of my home country, Suriname, in one garment. I tried to incorporate many fabrics from different cultural origins represented in the melting pot that Suriname is. While designing the garment I made sure the fabrics came together in a knot that symbolizes the strength cultural diversity and unity creates.