“The collection is a response to the last decade of my grandmother’s life. She had a brain tumor removed, but never fully recovered from her surgery. Mentally she was all there, but physically she was not. I watched her fall apart from this beautiful, strong woman who was so full of life. She remained strong the whole time and that is what I wanted my collection to show: the fall and the strength.�
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“She even bought me a sewing machine, but never got the chance to teach me to use it.�
“A lot of who she was is who I’ve become. People point it out all the time.”
“A lot of who she was is who I’ve become. People point it out all the time.”
“I wanted to do this collection because I felt like I lost her too soon.�
“The draping for the collection was done on top of one of my grandmother’s fur coats, which contributes to the oversized silhouettes.”
Dana Cariello Producer Grace Rokela Stylist Latifa Simmons Director
Madeline Mae Larrabee Design Director
Latifa Simmons, Jess Faran, and Kathryn Larrabee Models Hannah Kik, Madeline Mae Larrabee, and Taylor Miller Photographers Brittany Taliaferro Make-up Katie Walker and Joanna Albert Editors
Sarah McCann Garment Designer 2015 Senior Collection
FASM 210 Oscar Betancur Spring 2015 The Savannah College of Art and Design
K O Y A C H (KOY-akh)
K O Y A C H a collection about strength and loss