Directed and designed for Carnegie Mellon University’s largest student run on campus event - with over 1000 attendees.
Blurring the lines between fashion and technology, Lux combines concepts in electrical engineering and computer science with modern trends and glamorous fashion. Lux integrates electronics and light in a natural, unobtrusive way, as opposed to the more gaudy, avant-garde style of most current wearable technology.
We successfully funded our fashion line on Kickstarter by raising $400 above our initial goal of $1,600. I assisted with the fundraiser efforts and designed the promotional materials rewarded to the backers. You can view our Kickstarter page here.
Future developments of our project is the connection of one of our dresses with facial recognition software to detect and reflect the emotions of the model.
Wanderlust is defined as "A desire to travel, to understand one's very existence". An Autumn/Winter collection designed and constructed for Lunar Gala 2013 inspired by my travels abroad. Wanderlust incorporates deep fall tones, 3-dimenstional fabric techniques and leathers.
My responsibilities included leading the creative direction, managing teams and presenting a polished, cohesive fashion show. Served as Editor & Chief for the Lunar Gala Magazine, and coordinated with vendors, PR firms and larger retailers (J.Crew, BCBG and Rent the Runway) to plan for the event. Responsible for a budget over $25,000. Visit the Lunar Gala website andblog.