Made Here

Petersen’s GRIS collection explores the emotional journey through grief and anger to hopeful transformation. Leveraging fabrics like distressed denim, leather, cashmere, and merino wool, her designs express vulnerability and healing. Jewelry pieces in silver, wax cast, and chainmail complement the collection. Growing up in Kentucky with a background in theater, Petersen’s exposure to costumes and performing inspired her passion for fashion design. She aims to inspire others while continuing to build her career, hoping to eventually work for Rick Owens or create her own brand.

Reiners’s Kisses of the Sun collection draws inspiration from a personal love of vintage clothing, old magazines, and 70s aesthetics, blending energetic colors, prints, and textures. She uses fabrics like chenille, ikat cotton, silk, jacquard, and leather, with unique designs like body-cast leather tops for both male and female models. Reiners’s design process emphasizes inclusivity and creating clothing that makes her models feel good. She hopes her collection will create smiles, bringing light into darkness during serious times. After moving from Tennessee, Reiners is focused on following her dream of creating a brand or designs that spread joy and confidence.

Daugherty’s Final Girl collection blends horror, 90s aesthetics, and Midwestern gothic influences into a dark, alluring narrative about the survivors of horror films. Inspired by Carrie and The Craft, her designs feature hand-dyed fabrics, embroidery, and beading to mimic the bloodied progression of horror costumes. Drawing from her jewelry concentration, she incorporates silver teeth accessories—an homage to horror iconography and her dentist dad. A longtime CCAD aspirant since she took Saturday Art Classes in middle school, Daugherty hopes to turn her passion for costume design into work in film and television to create unforgettable characters.