I always had desires of designing, and after 2 years of modeling, I decided to push myself and go for it, becoming a student designer my senior year of college for the RPI 2026 BSA Fashion Engineered Show, designing 8 looks made from thrifted/upcycled materials after teaching myself to sew over the past 4 years. The first volume of my TALIS magazine is an introduction to my artistic journey, a lookbook, and documentation/reflection of my experiences designing for the first time.