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Wardrobe Theory from Design Book (beginning May 24, 2021) and thoughts March 16, 2022 First print April 29, 2022. Final begun October 30, 2025 In this last section of Arabella's Material Creations during the later half of 2021, I am focused on what I would consider an ideal wardrobe and what it would take to start building it. Mending and altering clothes is a constant. Where to source fabrics for quality, price, and accessibility is something I struggle with to this day. No

“Morose Design 2019-2021” Dec 6, 2021 (cont. April 29 th 2022, October 30 th 2025) The Deconstruction of Mandys Designs, Fall 2019 - Fall 2021, 18 years to 20 An 8” Square Spiral Rhodia Dot Book containing drawings and notes on projects of 2019-2021. Deconstructed and bound in April 2022. ARISE ARABELLA These drawings are from another life that seems far away from me now. Over five years, a thousand miles and even more tears, Arabella is gone and all that is left is

Finalizing the Great Wardrobe Exodus of Summer 2024 I have just gone through my “lost projects” Bankers Box, full of various wardrobe...

Today is August 9 th , 2024, I am surrounded by forest in the heart of Virginia. I have begun shedding the life I dragged from the beach....

It’s mid-October in Austin TX, and it’s as hot as the average summer day in Virginia. I’m writing and compiling articles documenting the creation of an ideal wardrobe and what becomes of that. I have a long history of writing about this matter which spans hundreds of miles between. Many articles will be revisions of the past, focusing on what is constant through the years and distance. Articles on Wardrobe theory shall arise as they do, in order of my attention and natural fl

FORMAT “ Title ” {period original writings} (Published Date) Description. “ Wardrobe Articles Table of Contents ” {October 2025} (October 10, 2025) This table describes the order and significance of each article under the “wardrobe Theory” blog category. Updated Oct 11 2025. “ Modern Wardrobe Journals and Commentary ” {October 2025} (Oct. 10 2025) A compilation of journals written during this period of manifesting my Wardrobe Visions. I want nothing more than to be epheme

Sacrifice of Time shows Meaning – Purpose Statement Assembling a wardrobe is like any other system, it requires time and patience to make...