FROM FIELD VIEW

SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT + THESIS COLLECTION BY LILY TURNER

ABOUT

From Field to Fashion: A Journey in Sustainable Design and Regional Understanding is the Senior Honors Project of Lily Turner (she/her), Class of 2024. Through a combination of academic research into the past and present of the fashion industry and the creative conception of a six-look capsule collection titled From Field View, this work paints a picture of the possibilities for sustainable clothing production in the Upper Midwest. With an emphasis on local fiber, local labor, recycling, and supply chain tracing, Turner aims to show how designing within a circular, soil to soil philosophy is imperative to protecting our environment and uplifting local communities.

Read the research paper here.

Thank you to the Macalester College Theater and Dance Department and the Sustainability Office Small Project Grant for generously funding this project.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CLOTHING COMES FROM?

From Field View is a soil-to-soil, seasonless capsule collection that incorporates biomimicry and interrogates the concept of place by referencing the Midwest’s flora, wool, and linen fibers. A supply chain trace was completed for all textiles and materials used, with a focus on sourcing local fiber and secondhand or scrap fabrics.

The Collection

Creative Team

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Wu Chen Khoo
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Audrey Symczek
STAGE MANAGER: Miles Latham

LEAD STYLIST: Frankie Fults

STYLIST ASSISTANTS: Maggie Wang, Kendall Kieras (headpiece artist)

HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN: Grace LeCrone

MODELS: Keeley Eichorn, Cecilia Gomez Jimenez, Rebecca Porter, Sophia Segura, Claire Rochelois, Grace LeCrone. FWMN MODELS: Claire Thompson, Alicia Arline, Cooper Filipe, Prathusha Marri, Archana Rajpelem, Sierra Wilson.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Emilia Odom

VIDEOGRAPHER: Rory Donaughy, Amelia Frey

PUBLICITY + DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR: Jenn Ponder

VIDEO EDITOR: C.C. Servon

Click on each image to learn more about the looks!