Tati Gabrielle for Culture@ F/W 2025
For this portrait, Tati Gabrielle brings together Korean heritage, diasporic creativity, and modern circular fashion in a look that feels both expressive and grounded. Her style draws from the evolving lineage of the Hanbok while incorporating upcycled workwear, thrifted Americana, and the personal history held in her own jewelry. The result reflects her wider commitment to identity-led sustainability—fashion shaped by where we come from, what we keep, and how we give existing materials a longer life.
Honoring Heritage Through Modern Design
Tati’s Hanbok-inspired jacket by Leesle reinterprets the Hanbok, the traditional Korean garment known for its flowing silhouette, wrapped structure, and centuries-old symbolism. Leesle is part of a new generation of designers bringing the Hanbok into everyday life—transforming a garment once reserved for ceremonies into something wearable, functional, and expressive.
By adapting traditional construction methods for contemporary dressing, the jacket preserves the Hanbok’s cultural essence while making it accessible to a global audience. On Tati, it becomes a modern expression of Korean identity, illustrating how heritage can evolve and remain alive within today’s fashion landscape.
Circular Craft and American Upcycling
She pairs the jacket with upcycled Timberland patchwork jeans made from reclaimed denim and surplus materials—an approach aligned with Timberland’s broader regenerative and circular design initiatives. The jeans carry a history of workwear, reimagined through patchwork construction that rescues materials from the waste stream and transforms them into something new.
Thrifted Roots and Personal Details
Her thrifted cowboy boots introduce another cultural thread, extending the lifecycle of a classic Western silhouette while grounding the look in reuse. Tati completes her outfit with jewelry from her personal collection—pieces chosen over years, not seasons—which reinforces the idea that sustainability often starts with what we already own and cherish.
The Takeaway
Tati’s look brings together heritage, sustainability, and personal storytelling. Through reimagined Korean design, upcycled American workwear, thrifted boots, and meaningful personal adornment, she shows how conscious fashion can honor identity, preserve cultural memory, and express individuality with intention. It’s an approach that aligns with BLACK PEARL’s cultural sustainability ethos: style as a living dialogue between who we are, what we value, and the world we hope to build.
