JACKSON McKEEHAN

Age: 24
Hometown: Macon, Missouri
School and Year: Fashion Institute of Technology, 4th semester


What is fashion to you? To me, fashion is escapist entertainment. It's an unnecessary frivolity that we all allow ourselves to participate in, no matter where we get our clothes. We wear clothes to tell the story of ourselves on a day-to-day basis, and those stories are constantly changing, therefore fashion is constantly changing.

Collection: "Frankie Avalon over-schedules his summer and has to throw his beach party in December" – That is the full title, but for our purposes you can call it "Winter Beach Party," if you like.

What/who inspires you? I'm mostly inspired by camp and kitsch, and blending that with traditional sportswear. I like for clothes to be casual, wearable, and quirky. I use color, print, and pattern to give my clothes some punch. I don't believe in using black. I think it's boring.

What does Fusion mean to you? Fusion means friendly competition. It means getting to see my ideas fully realized and for other people to see my vision and to laugh and enjoy clothes, maybe not as something avant-garde, but something that is interesting in a relatable, joyous way.


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