Third Culture Kid
Heritage Project
Spring 2023
This project represents the idea of being a third culture kid. A third culture kid is a term used to describe children who have grown up in cultures other than their own. Being one myself, I decided to add elements of traditional dress from countries I have lived in - the Netherlands, the Bahamas, Tunisia, Egypt, Poland, Spain and France. The outside of the look is an electric blue trench coat with a twist in its classical shape - references from the other cultures from upclose. However, once the coat is open a mix of colors, shapes and patterns are revealed - representing what it is like to be a thirc culture kid.