Lucie Mowat’s bedroom walls are filled with photographs of strangers—snapshots rescued from estate sales and secondhand stores. Faded wedding portraits, postcards inked with love notes, and anonymous studio photographs quietly radiate unspoken histories. Though they hold no monetary value, their emotional worth feels immeasurable.

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Lucie’s thesis collection, Little Lives,  gives a voice to these overlooked stories. Her work is deeply inspired by Nan Goldin, the New York-based photographer known for her raw, diaristic images capturing love, grief, intimacy, and pain. Goldin’s ability to reframe imperfection with an air of tenderness lent inspiration to this collection. Intimate garment details- an exposed shoulder, a garter motif, a resin top clinging to the chest like wet fabric- are the physical manifestation of this vulnerability. In contrast, swollen “puffs” obscure parts of the body, symbolizing the half-truths that photographs often contain. Shells and utensils sourced from Seattle second-hand shops are reimagined as jewelry and fastenings.

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This collection asks us to find beauty in the discarded and honor small moments that refuse to be forgotten.