art direction
i can imagine
art direction
fashion design
This garment challenges the misconception that the visually impaired community does not engage with fashion, transforming clothing into a medium for dialogue and inclusivity. Designed by Mandy in collaboration with visually impaired individuals, it embodies their stories, needs, and perspectives.
The life-sized, dramatically oversized jacket and towering pants create an arresting visual presence, giving voice to a community often overlooked. Riveted Braille descriptions and hand-embroidered poetry invite tactile exploration, allowing both sighted and visually impaired audiences to connect with the garment.
Crafted from durable denim for everyday wear, the piece features rivet-based Braille to highlight the importance of accessible garment information. On the back of the jeans, Moon Braille poems—echoing the first known form of Braille—celebrate the lived experiences and voices of the visually impaired community.
credits: art directorr/editor (Mandy Tong), photographer (Geng Bing), model (William Osborne) assistants (Sabrina Colonelese Dibello, Hannah Chen)
Left:
I don’t need
to see, To feel
beauty on
my skin— I wear
what I am.
Right:
Look if you will—
My style shows my
true self,
Strength beyond
sight.
Braille Lookbook
5 layers of uv printed braille on double-sided acetate sheets embedded every other page translating the opposing page