About

Welcome to my portfolio; I'm Natalie Simon, a graduate the University of Illinois in Art + Design. I am a textile artist, and I have loved sewing, knitting, and crocheting since I was 10 years old. I am deeply inspired by fabric, geometry, rhythm, and color, and I love using fashion and textiles to encompass these elements as well as self-express.

^ Velvet dress concept art

^ Velvet asymmetrical ​dress; double-sided ​fabric, lace-up closure ​with metal grommets ​along one side

^ Shipwreck- + punk-inspired designs

^ Post-apocalyptic-inspired designs

Re-fashioned ​& up-cycled ​designs

Partly made from scratch, partly ​up-cycled preexisting clothing

Knit & ​crochet

Floppy beret ​knit with ​bobble ​stitches with a ​half-​fisherman's rib ​brim; acrylic ​yarn

^ Crop top; fabric pieces fastened ​together via crochet

"Lord ​Farquaad" ​costume

Halloween-costume based on "Lord ​Farquaad" character from the cartoon ​"Shrek"

Zero-waste ​cloak

Zero-waste: no fabric wasted/thrown-​out after being cut from the source

Rectangular design allows for no wasted ​fabric; fringed the edges by hand

All teardrop cutouts were saved and sewn ​to the inner layer as fun, secret patches

^ Shipwreck- + punk-inspired ​collection; blueprints for the two up-​cycled shipwreck-inspired looks ៴

Fashion illustration & ​design

Fashion collection ideas illustrated ​in colored pencil

^ Vintage-inspired collection