about me

Aspiring textile conservator with a background in fashion and textile design.

Throughout my undergraduate career at Cornell’s Fiber Science and Apparel Design program, I fell in love with textiles and how they were a way to interpret the world around me. However, I did not want to be a part of the contemporary fashion industry, contributing to the world’s social and climate issues.

Then I realized I could be a part of the group of people working on preserving historical textiles and garments for posterity.

My time in FIT’s Fashion and Textile Studies graduate program has led me to find my calling. Conservation feels like a conglomeration of everything about my studies so far that I have loved: the very real sciences of textiles, the hands-on work with objects, the resourceful, solution-based practice of mount-making, and the organization that comes with condition reports.

  • FIT, School of Graduate Studies ‘26, New York, NY

    • M.A. in Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, and Museum Practices

    • Significant Courses: Collections Management, Conservation, Fiber and Fabric Identification, Museum Theory

    Cornell University, Human Ecology ‘24, Ithaca, NY

    • B.S. in Fashion Design and Management, Product Development (GPA: 3.97)

    • Graduated with Honors and Distinction

    • Significant Courses: FSAD 1360 Fiber/Yarn Analysis Lab, FSAD 2370 Structural Fabric Design, FSAD 3000 Advanced Knit Design, FSAD 4021 Textile and Apparel Production in India/Sri Lanka

  • Textile Conservation Workshop

    • Apprentice (August 2025 - Present)

    Chris Martens, Private Collection New York, NY

    • Assistant Collections Researcher (May 2025-Present)

    Brandix, Remote- Sri Lanka

    • Contract Fashion Designer, (May 2024-January 2025)

    • Project Collaborator, Product Innovation and Development (August 2023-January 2024)

    Cornell University Performance Apparel Design Lab, Ithaca, NY

    • Undergraduate Research Assistant/Project Manager to Dr. Heeju Park, (April 2022-May 2024)

    Cornell Fashion Collective, Ithaca, NY

    • President (May 2023-May 2024)

    • Creative Director (May 2022-May 2023)

    • VP of PR (August 2021-May 2022)

    The TJX Companies, Framingham, MA

    • Merchandising/Buying Intern for Marmaxx Junior Fashion department (June 2023-August 2023)

    Afterwards Consignment, Menlo Park, CA

    • Web Content Specialist (June 2022-August 2022)

  • • Proficiencies: Microsoft Office (Excel certified, PowerPoint, Word), Adobe Suite, Final Cut Pro

    • Conservation: Dry and wet treatments, stitching stabilization, mount-making, preventive conservation, examination reports, condition reports, costume and textile mounting

    • Collections: Catalog entry writing, collections policies, historical research

    • Design: Fibers/fabrics, innovative textile design, sustainable fashion development, fashion show production

  • • Human Ecology Alumni Association Outstanding Senior, Honorable Mention

    • Cornell Undergraduate Research Board 2024 Spring Symposium Best Data Analysis & Graphics

    • Dean’s List Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022

    • HCD Engaged Cornell Grant ($600). Department of Human Centered Design, Cornell University. Ithaca NY (August 2023)

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