BALLET ARIZONA

During Eco Fashion Week 2025 I was fortunate to participate in a collaborative event between FABRIC Incubator and Ballet Arizona. Where myself, along with 9 other designers upcycled past ballet costumes and combined them with original designs printed on the Kornit Presto. 

Using sustainable printing and deadstock materials made for an incredibly unique experience and one of a kind designs. My design was inspired by the 6 name tags left in the costume by the past ballerina's who wore it. I hand painted a ballerina for each name tag and digitally placed it into my textile print to perfectly line them along the hem. I then had custom patches made to match the cascading flowers in the print to emulate the audience tossing the dancers flowers in appreciation and hopes for an encore. Both the chiffon and velvet trim were dyed by hand. 

The artwork was created with acrylic paint, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, 3D sampling and animation through Clo3D, and printing made possible by FABRIC Incubator.