Wheels of Honour
Ashleen Tuteja
Fashion Design (School of Graduate Studies)
About this Item
- Title
- Wheels of Honour
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- 2024 Fashion Design MFA graduate thesis collection created by Ashleen Tuteja. Presented on September 10, 2024 at 'Beyond: Design MFA Showcase.
- M.F.A. in Fashion Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2024.
- Department: Fashion Design
- Artist's Statement
- Indian-born designer, Ashleen Tuteja, holds a BFA from the National Institute of Technology and an MFA in fashion design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Her work, which seamlessly blends conceptual art, monolithic structures, and technical functionality, is rooted in the values of progress, empathy, social responsibility, and innovation. Passionate about menswear, she believes in the equation: Design + Form + Emotion = Good Design. Her creations center around human emotions, emphasizing core principles to evoke meaningful connections through fashion.
- About This Collection:
- The “Wheels of Honour” collection is a creative journey that pays homage to the distinctive culture of the Indian truck-driver community. The collection’s designer grew up in a family that owned a trucking company in India, and she drew from that experience to create garments that fuse practicality, safety, and style while also addressing the unique needs of the trucker. The pieces–with their truck-inspired colors, fabrics, and silhouettes–are more than just clothing. They are a bold, wearable tribute to the unsung heroes of the road.
- Rights
- In Copyright
- The copyright for this work is held by its author/creator(s). Usage of this material beyond what is permitted by copyright law must first be cleared with the rights-holder(s). This work has been made available online by the Fashion Institute of Technology Gladys Marcus Library strictly for research and educational purposes. If you are the copyright holder for this work and have any objections to this work being made available online, please notify us immediately at [email protected].
- This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.
- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: fd_mfa_000036
- Related Materials
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Beyond: Fashion Design MFA 2024 Graduate Showcase
Citation
Tuteja, A. (2024). Wheels of Honour. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/396035
Tuteja, Ashleen. Wheels of Honour. 2024. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/396035
Tuteja, Ashleen. "Wheels of Honour." FIT Digital Repository, 2024. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/396035