@alyciabaumgardner has always been in my favorite boxers of all time. Not just top female fighters, but top fighters, period.
When I first watched Alycia knock out Terri Harper, I was hooked. Then I found out we shared Korean heritage and that hit different. Representation isn’t just a phrase… it’s the feeling you get when someone who shares something with you is doing something extraordinary.
A few weeks ago, Alycia reached out and asked me to design her fight uniform for her bout against Korean boxer Bo Mi Re Shin — a Korean bout, rooted in Korean heritage, made by a Korean American designer. An honor I couldn’t have imagined.
April 17th, the two made history. Ten hard 3-minute rounds. Two women building a necessary milestone for the sport — enduring vulnerability, making adjustments, showing intelligence and range the whole way through. And Alycia did it all while making weight on her period. (Something only women will really understand…)
Alycia did it honorably, beautifully, and as her full self.
As a boxing & fashion nerd, this was a dream. And I got to bring it to life with talented people right here in my new home — Puna, Big Island, Hawaiʻi. 🤙🏽
This one’s for Alycia, for Bo Mi Re, for my Korean mother, sister and for all of us and every moment that reminds us why we keep showing up. 🇰🇷
Congrats and thank you to
@alyciabaumgardner !!!!
You have made this little girl’s dream come true. 🥹🥹🥹 it was a truueeee honor.
Designed by me
@ghost.elements
Assembled by
@gingertakarablakexx
Graphics by
@cooljonskie
Patches and embroidery by
@rattatank and Fully Promoted Hilo
Final Touches by
@tae.y1122
Made with love by way of Puna/Hilo HI, all the way to NYC 🫰🏽
Shoes by
@truessencecustoms
Hair by
@gprotectedstyles
