i can imagine
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/designer (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