CTG EXPLAINED...
THE INSPIRATION
TO CREATE A STYLISH AND CLEAN LOOK WITH COMBINATIONS OF MY TWO FAVORITE TYPES OF GARMENTS/STLYES. ALL LOOKS ARE INSPIRED BY ATHLETIC UNIFORMS AND THE PATCHWORK/UPCYCLED LOOK OF VINTAGE AND STREETWEAR DESIGNS. PATCHWORK IDEA INSPIRED BY THE SONG “COAT OF MANY COLORS” BY DOLLY PARTON. A PERSONAL FAVORITE THAT MY MOM HAS SONG TO ME SINCE I WAS A CHILD, PROVING THAT FASHION IS FROM THE HEART, COMES IN ALL FORMS AND IS MADE WITH LOVE IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
THE GOAL
MY GOAL OF THIS LINE IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE TYPE OF DESIGN I WANTED TO EXIST IN THE FASHION WORLD. I WANT TO COMBINE TWO WELL-LOVED TRENDS AND CREATE PIECES THAT CATCH THE EYE OF THE AUDIENCE WITH SHARP DETAILS AND UNIQUE DESIGNS CONSTRUCTED FROM VARIOUS MATERIALS & ELEMENTS.
THE IMPACT
I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THIS COLLECTION WAS MORE THAN JUST CLOTHES. IT WAS A FRAME OF MIND, SOMETHING FROM NOTHING, IT WAS MY INTERPRETATION OF DESIGN THAT COULD BE APPLIED TO SO MUCH MORE. COULD I CHANGE THE GAME?
THE CREATION OF THE CTG HIGH'S
I DID IT...
I IN FACT CREATED SOMETHING FROM NOTHING. I HAD AN IDEA, CAME UP WITH A PLAN, HAD THE SUPPORT TO BACK IT UP, AND I GOT TO WORK. TRULY BRINGING A DREAM TO LIFE.
I TOOK WHAT I KNEW,
LEARNED WHAT I DIDN'T,
LEARNED WHAT I DIDN'T,
MY EDUCATION WAS COMING TO AN END AND I HAD YET TO CREATE WHAT I CAME THERE FOR. SOMETHING THAT WAS BEYOND THE SYLLABUS.
LEARNED WHAT I DIDN'T,
LEARNED WHAT I DIDN'T,
LEARNED WHAT I DIDN'T,
I PROPOSED AN INDEPENDENT STUDY TO MY MENTOR, AND THEY WERE JUST AS EXCITED AS I WAS TO TAKE ON SOMETHING NEW. I RESEARCHED THE MODES, THE METHODS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.
AND CHANGED THE GAME.
LEARNED WHAT I DIDN'T,
AND CHANGED THE GAME.
I DESIGNED, I PLANNED, I SEWED, I STITCHED, I GLUED, I PAINTED AND THEN I FINALLY LACED UP MY SNEAKERS. I HAD CREATED SOMETHING FROM NOTHING.