S/S 2026 THESIS - 장부 ("JANG-BU')


장부 (‘jang-bu’) is the Korean word for ledger. A child of immigrant’s experience functions as a visual ledger, recording care that was never expected to be paid back. This collection focuses on unseen labor, the everyday acts of care through endurance that sustain families and underpin daily life. Through hand-embroidery, hand-textile painting, and visible workwear elements, the same care is repeated. This work instead positions fashion as testimony, and acts as my recognition of my parents’ sacrifice.