"Transcending Transparencies" is a reflection on healing, using stained glass as a metaphor for recovery from addiction and personal transformation. Like shattered glass reassembled into something radiant, the collection embraces the idea that beauty is born from brokenness. The collection embraces the belief that no piece is ever truly broken—like shards of stained glass, each fragment carries meaning, beauty, and purpose when united as part of a larger whole.

Inspired by the stained glass windows, the collection mirrors how light transforms darkness into color. A deliberate gradient shifts from muted tones to vibrant jewel hues, with emerald green at its center—symbolizing rebirth, growth, and clarity.

Architectural forms from Gothic churches—rose windows, pointed arches, and layered geometry—shape the silhouettes, pleating, and surface details. Seam lines echo the soldering in stained glass, celebrating construction as a form of visual storytelling and emotional assembly.

Laser-cut patterns, open knits, and strategic cutouts act as windows through fabric—literal transparencies that symbolize emotional exposure. These design choices reflect the vulnerability essential to healing: to let light in, one must first be open.

This collection is a reminder that even the most fractured parts of ourselves can be transformed—pieced together into something stronger, more radiant, and more beautiful than before.