THIS COLLECTION WAS CREATED DURING THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS. AS PEOPLE WERE BEING DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES, FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES, I WAS ABLE TO WORK ON MY FASHION BRAND FROM THE COMFORTS OF NYC.

IN A MUCH LESS SIGNIFICANT WAY, DURING THE DESIGNING OF THIS COLLECTION, I TOO HAD DISPERSED FROM MY TRADITIONAL HOMELAND OF CALIFORNIA, STILL FINDING MY FOOTING IN NEW YORK.

FROM MY FEELINGS OF EMPATHY AND MY OWN EXPERIENCE OF DEPRAVITY, I WAS MOVED TO CREATE PAIRED-DOWN, MOODY JEWELRY AND IMPERIALIST & MILITARISTIC BASED HATS.

THUS DIASPORA WAS BORN.