Exetra GatewayExetra Gateway is my senior thesis project, a cut-and-sew hand printed capsule collection/pop up shop inspired by internet culture and the dark web. This project was the culmination of 9 months of work and over a years worth of brainstorming. The final collection included 5 original pieces - a t-shirt, thermal, hoodie, hat, and custom polypropylene tape. I made 4 prints of each item + a few misprints here and there.
Alongside my garments, I also designed the space for my pop up shop with large scale posters and a projection of the Exetra Gateway website I created. After my thesis presentation, I gave away my entire inventory to the crowd of my peers and professors who had come to support me, as I wanted anyone who liked the stuff I made to be able to walk out with it free of charge to emphasize this brand being something for my community rather than something to profit off of the community.
it filled a niche in my school that hadn’t been filled prior. I pursued creating this project because I felt that when I was a freshman, this would be the project I resonated wiith the most, as it reflects internet culture and was in the format of a piece of clothing I could keep and wear.