Maicah Cabello is a designer whose garments metamorphose the body with the natural world. Drawing from her experiences of growing up surrounded by California’s nature, Maicah’s practice focuses on researching scientific systems. By using a variety of natural dyeing techniques, creating sculptural wea
rables, and experimenting with biomaterials, Cabello transforms the body by blurring the line between botany and anatomy with silhouettes and organic textures. Through her work, she aims to call attention to how an individual's state of existence is heavily interwoven with our surrounding ecosystems.
Chicago, United States
Chicago, United States
School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Senior capstone fashion show.
Chicago, United States
Worked with a team to brainstorm initial costume designs, select fabrics, source various garments, and construct full looks. Conducted and led fittings for more than six fully casted productions. Aided with dressing singers before each show. Organized, cleaned, and pressed garments before and after e
ach production.
Chicago, United States
Created a fashion look focused on only using naturally dyed fabrics. Hand distressed and stiffened fabrics with a biodegradable stiffener to create organic textures.
Chicago, United States
Fashion
Natural dye
Fabric manipulation
Biodegradable Textile Development
Womenswear Patternmaking
Garment Construction
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel...)
English
Native language
Spanish
Basic knowledge
Potentially open to relocate
