Tatum Clair Tierney

REWORKED

As one of the sewing interns for Preservation, a slow vintage & modern boutique in Des Moines, Iowa. REWORKED is the segment of the brand that modifies and repairs secondhand and vintage clothing. I did a variety of projects for REWORKED starting with a mini vintage modification line containing a denim blazer, button-down set, cape, and shirt. The next project was the Tatum Pouch bag collection, I patterned a bag and made nine drawstring bags with tassels out of old dresses.

Working Woman

I designed ‘Working Woman’ in my patternmaking class at Iowa State University. This project is inspired by a female business woman that is highly career driven and loves her morning coffee. Coffee was also an inspiration in this design focusing on browns and white for the colors, providing a neutral color palette for the target market matching all the shades of coffee. These designs combine masculinity and femininity with a dark espresso brown blazer that has a warm caramel coffee lining, paired with a white collared button-down. Both the blazer and blouse are more fitted and have princess seams. For the trousers, I did a wide leg espresso brown mid-rise with an overlapping waistband.

Elegance

Selected for The Fashion Show 2026

I designed ‘Elegance’ as my first project in patternmaking at Iowa State University and it also was selected to walk in The Fashion Show 2026. This project is inspired by bridal elements and timeless, classic styles. I didn’t want to make a wedding dress but a dress the bride would wear to the bridal shower or other bridal events. I took a little bit of inspiration from 50’s dresses with the mid-calf to knee length style. I designed a drop-waist v-neck top with princess seams and then a box pleated skirt. I love how elegant silk and satin looks on a bride so I wanted to make sure I was incorporating that material along with an off-white color palette.

Year of the Horse

Year of the Horse is my final mini design line for my intro to apparel design class at Iowa State University. 2026 is the year of the horse which is a year attracting confidence. I wanted to incorporate horse hair and fur materials to tie into the theme naturally leaning into western styles. When making this line I wanted to make a trendy outfit (right), going-out fit (middle), and a casual look (left).

Seductive Nostalgia

Seductive Nostalgia is a board I made in intro to apparel design at Iowa State University. The goal of this assignment was to select a garment from the Textile Clothing Museum at ISU and use it as inspiration for two looks. I selected a 1938 pink and green wedding dress (right side of board), and incorporated the color palette and styles into a lingerie and sleepwear collection.

The Urban Collection

The Urban Collection was an assignment in my digital design in computer applications class at Iowa State University. I was inspired by 90’s women's hip-hop styles and for this assignment I had to digitally create our own patterns for each tech flat. I designed a corset and collared tee, each with their own trims, and a pair of baggy jeans.

Autumn Collegiate

Autumn Collegiate was an assignment in my digital design in computer applications class at Iowa State University. I was inspired by men’s vintage university attire and preppy styles.This assignment was practicing digitally creating patterns for each design. I designed two pairs of pants, one denim and one corduroy, and then a men’s sweater with pockets.

La Dulce Vita

The Coffee Collab : itsbrittphotography x TcT Studios

La Dulce Vita is a creative collaboration inspired by the Italian phrase meaning "the sweet life" from Federico Fellini's film titled La Dolce Vita which followed a journalist around Rome symbolizing Italy's elegance, leisure, and social life.

We wanted to use oranges to represent "the sweet life" by capturing a carefree, relaxed lifestyle and cappuccinos are a big part of Italian morning culture. Combining oranges and coffee for a fashion shoot felt perfect for representing la dulce vita!

MASKED

TREND Magazine Issue 37 — Noctulume

I served as a couture director for TREND Magazine at Iowa State University during Noctulume Issue 37. Couture’s section ‘MASKED’ was inspired from my original concept ‘Volturi’ and was further collaborated on by the committee I led. TREND Magazine is an entire student run fashion, beauty, and lifestyle magazine. Noctulume Issue 37 explored the dark and light aspects of fantasy worlds. ‘MASKED’ being one that explored dark sides, we were inspired by Victorian era vampires and the idea of wanting to hide your identity and continue creating your own kind. We chose to make masks with our committee for our photoshoot, resembling nocturnal animals to hint at the vampire element and the night time world. Styling our models with the ISU Costume Shop, we used Victorian styles dresses and jackets and had multiple committees involved in bringing this spread to life.

Gilded Cage

’Gilded Cage’ is a concept I created as a director for TREND Magazine.

Welcome to the Gilded Cage, it’s beautiful here. Everything shimmers like diamonds, iridescent like pearls, it’s breathtaking. Maybe in the literal sense too. The beauty is an illusion, while ornate still a cage, you will suffocate here. The poisoned apple polished to perfection to lure you in, the Gilded Cage is easy to romanticize but as soon as you bite in, the walls get tighter with every breath, no one will hear your screams, everything is out of reach. The Gilded Cage, once so beautiful, is now destroyed. It looks like heaven while dragging you through hell.

Beneath the Moss is Marrow

’Beneath the Moss is Marrow’ is a concept I created as a director for TREND Magazine.

The time is moving on but I’m not sure I am. Nature reclaims, conceals, and transforms the forgotten fragments, in order to survive I must learn to do the same with myself. What was once visible is now buried, decayed. Time has moved on, new things have grown in, there’s beauty in what lies beneath. Bones of a memory, the ghost of who you were before the world asked you to change. Maybe you thought that piece of you vanished, but it was quietly preserved beneath the moss, in your marrow.

The Throne

’The Throne’ is a concept I created as a director for TREND Magazine.

Here there are no heroes, only survivors. The cathedral ruins will haunt you; you can feel eyes on you in every dark corner. They are stalking, ready to attack. Willing to fight, not just with sword and shield, but with mind and myth. Armor not only protects your body but your brain. Here, the line between monster and man is blurred. It’s the fight to The Throne.

Volturi

’Volturi’ is a concept I created as a director for TREND Magazine.

One of many concealing your lifeless face, masking any individuality you have, elegant in its deception. It’s not who you are, but who you’ve agreed to become. Volturi will find you at your most vulnerable, when you need someone most. They take you in as their own. But once you join the Volturi there is no escape. The shimmer of silence is more alluring than the truth. The mask consumes you, your skin beneath paling, yourself fading, until the mask is no longer an accessory but your identity.

BOARDROOM

TREND Magazine Issue 36 — The Living Issue

As a committee member for Ready-to-Wear TREND Magazine Issue 36 The Living Issue, BOARDROOM was inspired by office life and attire. I got to assist with styling seven models and with shoot day duties such as posing, props, and model selection.

Grow Up!

TREND Magazine Issue 35 — RADAR

As a committee member for Story Styling TREND Magazine Issue 35 RADAR, ‘Grow Up!’ played against the concept that your style has to grow up and mature with you as you age. The idea was that we had a retired or senior model and playfully dressed her up in bright colors with funky set ups and off-putting locations. I got to assist with model scouting, and styling, along with shoot day help behind the scenes.

Dichotomous

TREND Magazine Issue 35 — RADAR

As a committee member for Runway TREND Magazine Issue 35 RADAR, ‘DICHOTOMOUS’ was heavily influenced with eerie feelings, twins or mirroring objects, and opposites to make the viewer feel a little scared. We played with the idea of a good twin and an evil twin, dressing one in lighter colors and the other in dark. I got to assist with styling four models and shoot day help at multiple locations.

N|A Collab

2026 Fashion Scholarship Fund

As an design applicant for the 2026 Fashion Scholarship Fund I created the N|A Collaboration. The main goal for the 2026 FSF case studies was to create a line in collaboration with a fashion brand and a non-fashion brand. The N|A Collab is Nespresso paired with Aritzia creating a timely and strategic collaboration with stylish sleepwear and introducing a new innovative textile. The two brands have a lot of room for this collaboration to successfully grow and expand into a more permanent or long-term partnership.

Styling Sophia

Styling Sophia was a group project done in a styling class at Iowa State University. We had to use a real client, interview their lifestyle and shopping habits, create a moodboard, color palette, and style some flatlay outfit options for our client.