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ECHO_RES: For the Love of Construction

Project type

Thesis Collection

Date

2026

Location

San Francisco

ECHO-RESISTENCIA is built for you,
and with you ECHO-RESISTENCIA is built.

Inspired by my father’s work in construction, his work clothes show his practice and the laborers sun fade, I wanted to create a mix of work-play clothes; a life where you can balance both work and rest on your own terms. Clothes should move with you, through your days and nights, merging your two lives into useful garments.

With the use of many different pockets, clever snaps, and playful buttoning aspects, these clothes are designed to free you from carrying too much on your shoulders, just as you do in life, so you can be present in every moment, with the freedom to move with ease.
Utility is everything. Pockets are a perfect example of this thinking. They remind me of the people you rarely notice: the ones behind the things you use, the food you eat, the everyday essentials we often take for granted. Subtle, necessary, and often blending in, they find refuge while still being a vital part of the world around us.

© 2025 by Jeilyn Mendoza Martin

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