Kaitlin Kimbro

Afrofuturism Collection – Collection based off of music ('60s-2000s) from the Afrofuturism movement

Fabric experimentation with angelina fibers

Select original purveyors of the Afrofuturism music movement – Funkadelics, Sun Ra, George Clinton, and Betty Davis

Modern interpretations of Afrofuturism – Hood Futurism (Missy Elliot, Outkast, etc.), Badu, Solange, Michael Jackson (in Scream music video), tumblr culture

Marking distortions in famous song “Maggot Brain” by The Funkadelics – markmaking translated into pleats and smocking

Original Sun Ra sheet music, fluctuations in “6 O' Clock Blues” by Solange

Markmaking #3 – multiple songs by Kelis

“Unfiltered” AW 27 Cut and Sew Capsule

“Emanuel” design page 1

Portrait Collection – Created individual collections that could also be marketed as one singular large collection, based on people in my life. Fabrics, techniques, and silhouettes all reflect personality traits of each muse.

“Imara” – oil pastel, oil paint on plexiglass