Jennifer Ingram

Jacket made from patchworked post-consumer waste (repurposed denim) with hand embroidery and beading. Dress made from pre-consumer waste (deadstock knit). The piece blends traditional fabric manipulation and embellishment techniques in a contemporary way, in addition to, celebrating African American cultural references to style and beauty.

Photos by Patrick Lanham Photography, Model: Zaria Mac

100% cotton canvas, 16 waistbands, 3mm suede lace, embroidery floss (2 pieces -36”H x 24”W)

“Intersections” explores waste minimalization sustainable practices and art of apparel construction details. This two-piece wall hanging exhibits waistbands from second-hand jeans. The eleven straight and five curved waistbands were disassembled collaged, overlapped, stitched and embroidered. As one of three pieces in an art series, this piece discovers artistic interpretations for upcycling existing textiles and displaying apparel construction details as art. This piece pays homage to these brands shown.

100% cotton poplin fabric, seams from jeans, embroidery floss (3 pieces- 16“H x 12“W)

“Variations” explores waste minimalization sustainable practices and art of apparel construction details. This three-piece wall hanging exhibits the seam finishes for jeans. The side seam finishes for jeans are flat-felled, topstitched or overlocked. Cut from disassembled remnants of second-hand black jeans, the 38 rows of seams are stitched to a black cotton base and layered with a rust embroidery design. Organic lines of hand-tacked denim seam are layered with angled linear embroidered lines, displaying the juxtaposition of texture and line. Visual texture is also explored through various shades of black complimented with rectangles of rust colored lustered satin stitching. As one of three pieces in an art series, this piece discovers artistic interpretations for upcycling existing textiles and displaying apparel construction details as art.

100% cotton twill, double rolled hems, embroidery floss (24”H x 36”W).

“Inverse” explores waste minimalization sustainable practices and art of apparel construction details. This wall hanging exhibits the hems from second-hand jeans. The 38 double rolled hems are cut from disassembled jeans, twisted and held in place by gray embroidery. This piece experiments with line, texture and dimension. As one of three pieces in an art series, this piece discovers artistic interpretations for upcycling existing textiles and displaying apparel construction details as art.