“Blurring in Between”
Concept | Blurring in Between blends two components of my identity to explore the manifestation of my Chinese visual appearance and my American cultural upbringing. The collection is a response to how I exist in both worlds.
Through garments and materials I unify these two differing cultures and directly place the wearer in the overlap of both, a newly defined space of one seamless identity that cannot be broken apart or redefined by anyone who does not live in the in between.
I tell my own story of cultural overlap through fabric and challenge how the materials are typically understood by offering a different context in which they can exist. The fabrics in the collection range from embellished utility fabrics to synthetically dyed polyester, custom pleating to sports mesh, and pleated wool to coated nylon. Beaded spacer mesh unifies two opposing materials, down filled ripstop adds comfort and protection, and sneaker- sandals represent the significant role my identity plays during my daily encounters.
Bio | Jeneane Xiang Desilets was born in Maoming, Guangdong, China and grew up in a suburb north of Boston. She uses fashion to raise questions of identity and her work is rooted in her experiences of growing up as a Chinese Adoptee. Jeneane has previously worked with Claudia Li and Jahnkoy in New York and her work has been featured in Intern Magazine, Ok Okay Mag, and Eloque Magazine, and she is the recipient of the William V. Mollihan Scholarship and the John W. Kurtich International Travel Scholarship.