Arise

Deborah Won
Fashion Design (School of Graduate Studies)

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Title
Arise
Contributor Names
Won, Deborah (Creator, Designer)
Date
2023
Description
2023 Fashion Design MFA graduate thesis collection created by Deborah Won. Presented on September 12, 2023 at 'Uni/Versal: Design MFA Showcase.'
M.F.A. in Fashion Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2023.
Department: Fashion Design
Artist's Statement
Deborah Won is an award-winning designer who creates work that is influenced by sensory play. By utilizing innovation-driven techniques and materials, she makes concept-forward clothes that promote interaction in personal and shared space. Influenced by movement, technology, and feminine paradigms, her work is a cross section of classical forms with progressive design details that blur the line between past and future. Converse, Opening Ceremony, and Sandy Liang are among the brands she has worked for in her materials and women’s wear design career.
About this Collection:
“Arise” is a statement on how our collective lifestyles will change in the future. The premise behind the garments is that humans will visit environments outside of Earth’s atmosphere and therefore clothing must be designed to enhance movement in zero gravity. Aesthetic and constructional details are inspired by kites, the oldest manmade aerial device. Blossoming embellishments embody the floating nature of zero-G flight indicators. Variable-opacity fabrics and feminine-focused silhouettes combine to make ethereal fashion for the new frontier.
Type
Moving Image
Still Image
Fashion shows
Fashion photographs
Masters theses
Rights
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Identifier
FIT Repository ID: fd_mfa_000022
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Citation

Won, D. (2023). Arise. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/123947
Won, Deborah. Arise. 2023. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/123947
Won, Deborah. "Arise." FIT Digital Repository, 2023. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/123947