Independent fashion portfolio · Melissa Chavez

Clothing begins
with a feeling.

Fashion design rooted in thoughtful silhouettes, tactile detail, technical development, and a connection to nature.

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01 · Selected work

Made with intention.

Collaged sketchbook spread showing draped garment studies, bodice and dress-form photographs, pattern sketches, and handwritten construction notes about shoulder support, gathering, corset alignment, and back coverage.

Fashion Design Case Study

Faith

Front and back technical drawings of a long dress, presented with construction annotations and olive-and-cream collage elements.

Fashion Design — Womenswear

Breezy

02 · Studio practice

Shape, surface, and construction—held in balance.

This site is a living edit of Melissa Chavez’s fashion design work and process.

03 · Journal

From the worktable.

Notes are taking shape.

Studio observations and process stories will be published here.

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