Somatic is a fashion line which takes inspiration from old textbook anatomy illustrations, reinventing them through a modern fashion lens. Each look incorporates embroidery and soft sculpture to depict some aspect or system of human anatomy, elevating it to a high-fashion ensemble.

The garments intend to break the rigidity of how the body is typically portrayed, by highlighting the contours produced in the thread and folds created by the materiality of the fabric; these looks seek to define the intersection between medically accurate and socially acceptable human anatomy with thread and fabric to highlight beautiful imperfections which engender beautiful forms.

Somatic considers the relationship we have with our bodies, especially with what is beneath our skin. I believe it important to reflect on the way we are designed as well as the structures, systems, and forms which sustain us. We are not at all the Vitruvian Man or an illustration in an anatomy textbook or a Photoshopped photo in a magazine. We are imperfect and beautiful, and somehow, all the parts of our bodies keep us moving and living.