This design reimagines suffragette dress through a contemporary feminist lens, using upcycled bedsheets to symbolize unpaid labor while prioritizing size adjustability, sustainability, and historical continuity. Inspired by Alice Paul, the look merges aesthetic strategies of early 20th-century activism with modern design practices to advocate for gender equity today.
This project explores collaborative Kantha-inspired jacket making as a response to academic loneliness, demonstrating how communal handcrafting fosters social connection, supports well-being, and sparks curricular innovation among faculty in higher education.
