Reese's Peaces

June 2024

This was the first time I’d attempted to sketch out a design for any form of garment. I wanted to find a way to visualize the songs from the album and what style they emulate if they were turned into clothes!

Siren: Think echolocation and old-timey radar meets fashion. I opted to have the main colors be red, black, and white because I think sirens, I think emergency, I think red. Black and white complement red well. The circular pattern echoes the sound waves that would come from the siren. As for the actual choice of shirt and flare pants…. I really like the song so I wanted to design an outfit I’d actually wear.

Shaboom: as the song itself takes some inspiration from Reggae I wanted the design to also tie into Reggae in some way. In order to do that I mainly used the color palette often associated with the genre of music (Red, Green, and Gold/Yellow). As for the desogn itself, I wanted it to be something that someone could dance in and I also wanted to give a nod to the genre mixing and overlap in the song by having some of the straps/acessories in the design criss-cross and connect.

Blind: the lovely flare of latin in the song simply had to become a salsa dress. The color scheme derived from the explosive nature of the later half of the song and I imagine the wearer of this design dancing across the club floor while the beads fly about embellishing every move of the hips.

Empty Box: this song in comparison feels far more muted and soft. The colors and design I went with are intended to echo that. Just like the box of memories from a failed relationship are to be packaged up and tucked away to fade from memory, the design itself fades to a muted blue as it extends to the floor.