SYSTEMS THINKER, COLLABORATOR,
DESIGNER, ARTIST
looking to work directly with fashion companies to design systems, principles, educate professionals and create more awareness of the global impact our industry has caused. Let's drive change through sustainable design practices, develop a design philosophy, and write a manifesto.
creative vision:
Develop a Design Philosophy
Craft a Manifesto
Lead with Sustainable Design Practices
Textile Waste Management
Consider Ethical Practices Locally and Globally
Drive Systems Change
Professional & educational Experience:
Fashion Designer, FIT BFA
Executive Leadership, VP
Sustainable Fashion, GCNYC Master's Candidate
POETRY TO CREATE SYSTEMS CHANGE
I invite you to think about your relationship with clothing. Why do we consume the way we do? How have you developed a connection with your personal collection? Explore how art can impact the way we think. I share with you a poem written about how I want to develop my relationship with fashion:
Hello you,
Are you old, or are you new?
Can I investigate -
Where you originate?
Who made you?
Was it me?
Or someone else across the seas?
I appreciate
Your cloth
Your hand feel
I can’t believe
When I touch you
That you are real.
When we touch
The way you drape
How do you make me feel?
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I just can’t believe
That you are real.
Hello you,
I will protect you
No matter if you are old or someone new.
And as the years pass by
I will wear you
I will trust you
I will repair you
I will make memories with you
I will build a closet that feels like home
Because when we touch
It feels like home.
Written by: Chelsea Maxine Agawa, 2023
(re)design the fashion system
let's be solutions driven
IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES & ASK QUESTIONS
