This garment won first place for a competition from the Miami Fashion Institute. For this piece, I upcycled four denim jeans. The purpose was to use denim, which is generally known as a casual wear fabric, to be used in an avant-garde and high fashion way. I experimented with different ways to manipulate the fabric into new forms.
![Front View](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c877df9-3f3a-4b07-b933-4eb5231c2251/fe2def33-7020-4643-9960-123ab1f5ddef_rw_1920.jpeg?h=8a15d059943dd87e757d293fdec121e9)
Front View
![Back View](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c877df9-3f3a-4b07-b933-4eb5231c2251/069f671e-5ee7-4878-a056-b1c9d326526d_rw_1920.jpeg?h=1efd083b9f55ad460be0719c39286c86)
Back View
![45 Degree View](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c877df9-3f3a-4b07-b933-4eb5231c2251/e287c679-e483-4365-9f53-827e985c0c7e_rw_1920.jpeg?h=52cde844111911b67e891d18e2d72397)
45 Degree View
![Close Up View](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c877df9-3f3a-4b07-b933-4eb5231c2251/67480f36-7459-44e8-8b93-17a937939904_rw_1920.jpg?h=1fc48a2bdb35529ef64a0a44083b1b86)
Close Up View
![Illustration, Flats, and Swatches](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c877df9-3f3a-4b07-b933-4eb5231c2251/d154cd1f-86ff-42eb-b3c2-73180ae5f5bd_rw_1200.jpg?h=5015770e8ba15e6ff15efd8392733e10)
Illustration, Flats, and Swatches
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