From top to bottom: “Bacchus and Philemon”, “Long enough have you dreamed”, and “A Bus On Forty-Second Street”.
“Bacchus and Philemon”, depicting a pair of male mandarin ducks over a wreath of intertwined oak and linden branches.
“Long enough have you dreamed”, inspired by Walt Whitman’s poetry. Lilacs and forget-me-nots surround a pair of butterfly lovers.
Bachelor of Design
Textile Design
Amaranthus is a collection for the quiet queer and the demure gay man. It aims to express gay pride without flamboyance and love without excess. Heteronormative symbols are reshaped into three patterns that tell a story of self-discovery, romance, and devotion. Amaranthus follows a long history of coded dress in the gay community, but it is not a retreat into the closet; it is a debut.
