Pratt Institute

USA

Taliah Leslie

Dreamers

 Dreamers is about the journey and lives of the 16 of the designer’s family and friends who immigrated to the United States. Textiles were developed by laser cutting and fusing used fabrics together creating a digital print like effect. The laser cut patterns include country shapes as well as the words from interviews with the immigrants. Garments were organically moulded, building a silhouette that moves in tandem with the body. This freedom of experimentation allows draping and clothing production with the new experimental textile manipulation. The resulting asymmetrically draped silhouettes are loud, dynamic, free-flowing designs that stir emotions and evoke dialogue created as celebration and love letter to immigrants recognising their resilience and persistence.