Watch: In The Studio with Michelline Syjuco

As a child, Michelline Syjuco built characters out of wood, screws, nuts, and bolts. Years later, as an artist and sculptor, the same impulse leads her to reconfigure metals, gemstones, and stray objects into one-of-one accessoriesAccessoriesThe finishing pieces of an outfit, including bags, belts, scarves, hats, eyewear, and jewelry. Accessories can elevate a simple look or define it entirely, and fashion editors often treat themGo to Accessories Glossary that blend fantasy with rustic charm and ingenuity. “Everything has the potential to become something special,” she tells Vogue.

For In The Studio, we find the wearable artWearable ArtClothing and accessories designed as artistic expression as much as functional dress, often featuring sculptural forms, hand-painted details, or experimental techniques. Wearable art blurs the line between fashion and fineGo to Wearable Art Glossary designer in her workshop at the soon-to-open Syjuco Museum, where she talks about her childhood in the alternative art scene, the self-taught lessons that shaped her career since 2008, her comeback with the “Return of the Savant-Garde” collection, and the transformation that’s central to her mixed-media practice.

Watch the full episode of “In The Studio with Michelline Syjuco” below.

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