Apparel Design Bachelors of Fine Arts Thesis Project
“Nafsi”
A five look collection culturally and historically inspired by textile art & design work of East Africa along with 1960s-80s rock, psychedelia, and soul music from all across the continent.
This is how the soul of the people lives on...


MOOD BOARD
Featuring vintage Swahili post cards from Tanzania, kanga/leso, alindi, and garmasees fabrics, kemis dresses, album covers: (Kenya Special, Sweet as Broken Dates, Beja Power!, Ethiopian Grooves), singer Miriam Makeba, family photos, 1953 Akeri Lutheran church by Christopher Nelson, Alphonse Mucha Works, other archival photos mainly of women & girls from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oromia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, etc., machine-knit & dobby loom woven swatches, Nandi warriors & psychedelic artwork.
SKETCHBOOK
Kanga Illustrations & Leso Ladies










LOOKS: Five Meditations





Look 1: Fly Girl From Mombasa




Single Bed Machine-Knit Veil, Halter Top, and Maxi Skirt



Look 2: Disco Jo



Single-Bed Machine-Knit Mini Dress & Matching Leg Warmers


Look 3: Kikoy in June




Floor Loom Hand-Woven Kikoy Fabric Poncho & JENO SS22 Hand-Dyed Maxi Skirt


Look 4: Modest Man




Single-Bed Machine-Knit Caftan Sweater






Look 5: Kaleidoscope





Single-Bed Machine-Knit Maxi Dress




LOOKBOOK
35mm, Polaroid, Instax Wide





































