: a mirror etched with an image of complete stillness / objects have the longest memory / because desire is filled with endless distances my late friend nancy riegelman’s poetry, a queer reading of charles james’s couture gowns & the ceramic salvation of george e. ohr were the primary research references used in my graduate collection, ‘jacob’s ladder.’ these three muses, who visited me in a dream, offered the inspiration to build an ode honouring my creative ancestors. the final six menswear looks mark a series of collaborations with select fabricators and practitioners I’ve had the pleasure of developing the collection with