https://aijalongandionco.com/navigation 2026-05-09T20:12:47+00:00 always 0.5 https://aijalongandionco.com/main 2026-05-09T20:12:47+00:00 always 0.5 https://aijalongandionco.com 2026-05-09T20:12:48+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/E2729617853094260230795242701095/vertical.png FASHION Projects https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/U2929141159512365744905966346394/edit.00_03_32_12.Still002.jpg FILM Projects https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/H2929142928241527764398903943322/AijalonThesis-04-19-26-FishSkin-Final-004-1.jpg FASHION Projects https://aijalongandionco.com/fashion-collection 2026-05-09T20:12:48+00:00 always 0.5 https://aijalongandionco.com/barkada-64 2026-05-12T04:30:24+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Q2932867253632559930223570215066/Screenshot-2026-05-04-021524.jpg BARKADA 64 is a 5 look collection that is centered around the repurposing of waste from both the fashion and fishing industry. It designs a system in which discards from a fishery in the designer’s hometown in Florida are then reused to create fish skin leather, hand-tanned on their Brooklyn apartment roof. As the daughter of a fisherman, Aijalon uses visceral memories of their childhood at the beach and time spent with their father to inspire the shape, colors, and philosophy of the collection. They look towards an idea instilled in their family at a young age: That everything can be used at least one more time. The collection creates conversation about how traditional handcraft and food waste can be seen as innovative and sustainable in a world full of wasted materials. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/R2932867253595666442076151111834/lookbook.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/N2932871401180050719005446004890/Screenshot-2026-04-14-095335.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/L2932874331500687059988848861338/Screenshot-2026-04-24-183518.jpg Aijalon tanning Striper fish skins on the roof (left) after descaling and washing process (top). The accompanying fabrics are treated in the same philosophy, using only second-hand sourced textiles: Ripped, striped cotton bed sheets, seersucker from materials donations, vintage lace and scraps found in studios. They are then dyed with onion skins from friend's kitchens and local grocery stores, or indigo from a professor's old dye pot. Striper, Mahi, and Halibut fish skin discards from the fishery, Southern Provisions (Florida) are tanned using egg yolk waste from their thesis professor's baking. 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