The mission of jewelry and garment are to impact and be worn on the socialized body. Hybrid Garment is not as inaccessible as the glass-covered artwork in the gallery, nor is it as ubiquitous as a mass-produced garment. They are one of kind pieces which excite desires within people to worn on the living body. Jewelry and clothing complement each other when worn on the body. By applying and exchanging their identities to perform new tasks, I challenge the conventional notions of body adornment and the expectations of how these formats are typically worn on the body. I utilized the recognizable formal qualities of jewelry and clothing and subvert their functions to create a hybridized body of work. I borrow the elements and language of both jewelry and clothing to make unconventional formats through shifts in scale, material, function, etc. Hybrid Garment counters the problem of clothing and art jewelry that not being worn on the body. It emphasizes the mission of jewelry and clothing being worn and embraces people in different levels and genders. At the same time, it revolute the art and design fields.

Hybrid Garment: Too Many Rings, Not Enough Hands, 2021

35” x 14”

Goat leather, mass-produced rings

Model: Naideja Ivettee Parker

Photography by Rob Chron

Hybrid Garment: Power Cuffs, 2020

30″ x 12″ x 8″

Muslin, sterling silver plated on steel

Model: Olivia Hodge

Photography by Melissa Nyquist