Juliet Forehand

Fourteen years ago, I received my first sewing machine. The most life-changing gift I ever received for it sprouted a future for me. Back in 2019, I made the decision to pursue fashion design as a career and became part of the incoming class of 2020 at Stephens College. Within those four years, I won six different awards within the fashion department, for a children’s wear dress I constructed, for a dress I patterned, for outstanding underclassman in fashion design, two for my Elemental Ease denim look; taking home not only Best of Jury: Denim for this look, but also Best of Jury: Best Look, an outstanding achievement for a junior. Finally, during my senior year I won the Surface Design Association’s Outstanding Student Award for my work with hand knits and hand painted denim in my senior collection, Parasomnia.

I have concluded my time at Stephens by creating a four look collection of hand knits and denim. Showing off my ability to design custom lace stitches and complex knitwear designs through hand knits. As well as, showing off detail work in denim through precise topstitching and hand painting. Finally, the entire collection is marketed to a chronically underserved market, petites, in all different sizes and body types.