Cristina 2017 CEP

Arias Annual
Senior
Project
Night

Street _
Style
Paradigm
Shifts
May 18th
Gould Hall
College of Built
Environments
Cristina Arias
Challenging individuals in Seattle.
Street Style: the the
prevailing, stigmatized
Paradigm Shifts intersection By sharing the humanity of people experiencing around them.
viewpoint presented by the
homelessness, I hope to spark
Abstract- media, this project explores
understanding and encourage people
of resourcefulness, self- Acknowledging to build community with those
expression, and survival the current
through something Cristina Arias Street Style: Paradigm Shifts Abstract//
The purpose everyone does- get dressed.
of this project political system and framework, I lifestyles
is present the perspectives to dispel
of people living The purpose of this project is to build empathy for people experiencing
unsheltered on their

to build stigma and set a cultural motion. To

homelessness by creating of a fashion zine featuring resourcefulness,
paradigm shift into produce this
empathy for stories and style. Challenging the self-expression,
people zine, I conducted conversational prevailing, stigmatized viewpoint and survival
interviews
presented by the media, this through something
project explores the intersection of
and street fashion photography with homeless

everyone does- get dressed. Acknowledging lifestyles to dispel

experiencing the current political system and stigma and set a
homelessness framework, I present the perspectives cultural paradigm
of people living unsheltered on their

by creating of a shift into motion. To produce this, I conducted the humanity of

fashion zine conversational interviews and street people experiencing
fashion photography with homeless homelessness, I
individuals in Seattle. By sharing

featuring
hope to spark understanding and encourage
stories and people to build community with
style. those around them.

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