Jisu Kim explores wrapped garments as protective design, reframing softness as a constructed form of strength. Based in New York and studying at Fashion Institute of Technology, Kim draws from Andean highland cacti and the layered, wrapped dress systems of the Aymara people to consider how protection can emerge through coexistence, texture, and cultural memory. Through M1 programming and crochet techniques, the collection develops cactus-inspired tactile surfaces that understand the body as continuously wrapped and composed.
Designer: @kweenjisu
Photo: @huinnari
Hair: @hair_jjjiin
Make up: @tsukimake
Model: @rururubae
The process of the cape of Look 1
• Puff Stitch Crochet Structure with Recycled Tinsel Garlands from Locals
• 7gg Drop Stitch Knit by M1
• Custom Printed Satin
👩💻 Designer 김지수 Kim Jisu
🎓 Fashion Institute of Technology
< The old man of the Andes> 몸을 감싸는 옷의 방식으로 ‘보호’를 새롭게 해석한다.
부드러움을 의도된 힘으로 바라보며, 선인장과 아이마라족의 복식에서 영감을 받아 공존과 질감, 문화적 기억 속 보호를 탐구한다.
M1 프로그래밍과 크로셰 기법으로 입체적이고 촉각적인 표면을 구현했다.
Design @kweenjisu
Photo @huinnari Hair @hair_jjjiin Make up @tsukimake Model @rururubae
