This collection is rooted in transformation and metamorphosis. It began with a childhood memory of creating dresses from wood, leaves, and flowers using a hot glue gun in my backyard to craft garments for the creatures I believed lived in my garden. This early instinct to merge clothing with nature evolved into a more mature exploration of identity, change, and reclamation. The collection tells the story of an individual entering the deep woods and being slowly consumed and reshaped by the forest. As they move through this environment, their former self is deconstructed, and their garments become fused with real wood elements. By the time they emerge, they are transformed, carrying visible traces of the forest within them. Wood is the central material and conceptual anchor of this collection, symbolizing growth, decay, and renewal. The process emphasizes physical transformation through unconventional textile manipulation, sculptural construction, and the integration of natural materials. This project is especially meaningful due to a deeply personal collaboration with my father, whose lifelong practice with wood directly informed the textiles, accessories, and structural elements throughout the collection. This work explores the emotional complexity of change, how it can feel both unsettling and beautiful. By physically embodying transformation through material and form, the collection invites an emotional response and blurs the boundary between the natural world and the human body. This collection is not only made of fabric, but of real wood gathered, reshaped, and reimagined as wearable art.

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