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Terraphase2023




Terraphase is a conceptual fashion retailer selling fashion evoking the avant-apocalypse movement. The movement explores fashion as a response to uncertainty rather than a reaction to catastrophe. Terraphase exists at the intersection of function and expression, where garments are designed to adapt, endure, and evolve.

After coining the moniker of ‘aberrant couture,’ I researched brands that fit within the vision for Terraphase Retail and would be the first cohort of brands sold at locations - which included Heyun Pan, Dion Lee, Ottolinger, and Maison Margiela.


California Institute of the Arts
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