What Makes An American

Photos by Ranya Aloui

Photos by Marc Moran

A hand-sewn summer kimono, or yukata, screen printed using the traditional katazome technique. The artwork was hand-carved on tanned paper, crafted into a stencil, then used to print fabric with a rice flour resist paste. The fabric was then dyed using natural indigo grown in Fujino, Japan.

Photos by Melody Stein & Sana Aloui

A vintage textile print adapted into a repeated print in Illustrator. Seasonal color research board inspires multiple color ways.

Coat with custom screen print inspired by the maps of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, two countries the designer attended high school in. Hand embroidery and beading.

Photos by Jim Prinz

Photos by Jim Prinz

Photos by Jim Prinz

Photos by Jim Prinz